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Newark Man Arrested in Connection with Jersey City Triple Shooting

Jersey City

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, a Newark man was arrested in connection with the 2021 triple shooting that killed Raven Harris and injured two others in Jersey City.

According to Prosecutor Suarez, Jimmy Colclough, 31, is charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

He was arrested at a hotel on Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt and is being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.

Prosecutor Suarez said that on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, just before 10:00 p.m., members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Old Bergen Road and Neptune Avenue. 

According to Prosecutor Suarez, responding officers found three shooting victims, a 30-year-old Jersey City woman – later identified as Raven Harris – as well as two male victims, ages 28 and 29.

Emergency Medical Services transported the three victims to Jersey City Medical Center. 

Prosecutor Suarez said that Harris was pronounced dead at approximately 10:30 p.m. The Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be Multiple Gunshot Wounds and the manner of death to be Homicide. 

The two male victims were treated for their injuries and released.

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