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Jersey City Teen, 16, Shot in the Head Succumbs to Injuries

Jersey City New Jersey

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that the 16-year-old teen shot in the head outside his Belmont Avenue home died last night. 

Wednesday police responded to Belmont Avenue around12:30 a.m. Where they found Ronald Witherspoon Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. 

Witherspoon Jr. was transported to Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health where he succumb to his injuries last night at approximately 7:45 p.m., officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's Homicide Unit at 201-915-1345 who is currently investigating the incident.