JERSEY CITY, NJ – Police in Hoboken have announced the arrest of a fugitive wanted for a September murder in the city.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the United States Marshals Service of New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a 25-year-old man on November 19, 2022, in connection with the fatal shooting of Christopher Garcia.
Deon Williams was charged with murder and weapons charges after he was arrested at a hotel on International Boulevard in Elizabeth.
He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
According to police, the Hoboken Police Department received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the area of 560 Marshall Drive at approximately 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, September 25.
The responding officers located a male victim – later identified as Christopher Garcia, 28, of Hoboken – with an apparent gunshot wound to the torso. Emergency Medical Services transported him to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:56 a.m.
