Jersey City Man Sentenced To 84 Months For 2019 Shooting

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man, who was a previously convicted felon, was sentenced to 84 months in prison in connection with a 2019 shooting in the city, according to the Department of Justice,

Hassan Mosby, 40 of Jersey City, sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with a 2019 shooting.

On Oct. 12, 2019, members of the Jersey City Police Department were dispatched to the area of Martin Luther King Drive between Woodlawn Avenue and Armstrong Avenue in Jersey City on a report of shots fired in the area, according to the DOJ.

When officers got to the scene they found six 9-millimeter shell casings. Police reviewed video footage from city cameras located near the shooting and saw a brief altercation within a group of men on the sidewalk on Martin Luther King Drive. At the end of the altercation, Mosby pointed and fired a handgun several times at a victim, hitting them, according to the DOJ.

By viewing additional video footage from other city cameras, officers were able to determine that Mosby walked directly to a nearby residence immediately after the shooting. Officers were let inside by a resident, where they found Mosby sitting in a chair, according to the DOJ. Mosby said, “You got me, I’m who you are looking for. They had nothing to do with it.”

Mosby was arrested, and a search warrant was obtained for the residence. Officers then found a 9-millimeter semiautomatic handgun, which was loaded with seven rounds of ammunition.

In addition to the prison term, Mosby was sentenced to three years of supervised release.