Handcuffs used during police arrest.
Handcuffs used during police arrest.

Florida Man Sentenced for 2021 Jersey City Murder

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez informed the public on Monday, that Ariel Dumit, 38, of Florida, received a 30-year sentence for the 2021 murder of Christian Parra, 34, from Jersey City.

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, at 8:18 p.m., Jersey City Police Department officers rushed to the BJ’s Parking Lot at 396 Marin Boulevard after reports of a shooting incident.

They discovered Parra with a gunshot wound to his torso. He succumbed to his injuries at Jersey City Medical Center at 9 p.m.

Dumit was found guilty of murder, weapon possession for unlawful purposes, and unlawful weapon possession on Tuesday, April 18.

He will serve three decades in prison before parole consideration.

Leo Canega

Leo lives in Milan, Italy and is one of Shore News Network's top content creators. He is a freelance worker that prepares all of or early morning news articles.