Key Points • 27-year-old Jamaal George fatally shot near Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive early Sunday. • Victim pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center shortly after 5:30 a.m. • Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit leading investigation with Jersey City Police.

Jersey City, NJ — A 27-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Jersey City, prompting a joint homicide investigation, officials announced.

Police were called shortly after 5 a.m. to the intersection of Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive for reports of gunfire. Responding officers discovered Jamaal George, of Jersey City, with a gunshot wound to the upper body.

George was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later at 5:30 a.

See Full Page