Jersey City man sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatal shooting of woman in 2023

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A 41-year-old Jersey City man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old woman inside a Bergen Avenue apartment last year, Hudson County prosecutors announced.

Lucus Cooper received the sentence on Thursday, September 25, from Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez after previously pleading guilty to one count of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Temara King. The sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning Cooper must serve at least 85 percent of the term before becoming eligible for parole.

The shooting occurred on the morning of January 24, 2023. Just after 7 a.m., Jersey City Police officers responded to reports of gun

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