Queens man gets 15 years for slaying of Jersey City teen

A New York City antheral has been sentenced to 15 years successful New Jersey State Prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Jersey City teenager, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Justin Goris, 20, of Queens, pleaded blameworthy earlier this twelvemonth to a complaint of aggravated execution successful the decease of 15-year-old Devin Bryant, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said successful a quality release.

Jersey City constabulary officers responded to the Bergen-Lafayette conception of the metropolis for reports of shots fired connected Feb. 12, 2022. When responding officers arrived astatine the scene, they recovered a antheral unfortunate conscionable extracurricular a gathering connected 112 Myrtle Ave. with an evident gunshot wound.

The victim, aboriginal identified arsenic Bryant, was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment. He was pronounced dormant conscionable aft 9 p.m.

The Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said helium died owed to a gunshot coiled to the abdomen. His decease was determined to beryllium a homicide, officials said.

Goris, who was 17 years aged astatine the clip of the fatal shooting, was arrested connected March 30, 2022. He was initially charged arsenic a juvenile with murder, aggravated battle and limb offenses.

On Monday, Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Pascual sentenced him to 15 years successful authorities prison.

Under the state’s No Early Release Act, oregon NERA, Goris volition lone beryllium eligible for parole aft serving 85% of the condemnation — oregon 12 years and 9 months.