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NJ fire chief’s son fatally shot in robbery

“I think I am being robbed,” his son told his girlfriend on the phone just before he was killed

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NBC New York

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The son of the fire chief of a New Jersey city was shot and killed in a robbery early Thursday, the man’s family says.

Hudson County prosecutors say that Darcell Rivers, 35, was shot in the head on Fulton Avenue in Jersey City at about 3:45 a.m. Rivers, who was living in Providence, Rhode Island, and was in town for a visit, was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Rivers is the son of Jersey City Fire Chief Darren Rivers. The fire chief told NBC 4 New York that his son told his girlfriend, “I think I am being robbed” on the phone just before he was killed.

Full story: Jersey City Fire Chief’s Son, Father of 4 Young Children, Fatally Shot in Robbery

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