Crime & Safety

Jersey City Man Killed Himself After Attacking Woman, 2 Kids

The man was found dead in an apartment on Van Wagenen Avenue on Tuesday morning.

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man was found dead in his apartment on Van Wagenen Avenue on Tuesday morning — officials said he was found with a knife wound to his neck.

The incident was called in as a domestic violence report, and a 29-year-old woman and two children were found with knife wounds at the scene as well. According to the Daily Voice, the victims were taken to the hospital in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

The 54-year-old man was pronounced dead soon after police got to the scene. The two children were a 2-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy.

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