91-year-old man dies after attack in Jersey City apartment, police say

JERSEY CITY — A 91-year-old city resident was beaten to death, homicide investigators said.

Jersey City police were called to a five-story apartment building at 2554 Kennedy on June 9 to check on the man.

Responding officers found the elderly victim, An Quan, of Jersey City, in “medical distress.”

Quan was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died on June 14.

91-year-old man killed in beating at Jersey City apartments (Google Maps, Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration)

On Monday, the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined he was killed in a homicide involving blunt force injuries.

As of Wednesday, no arrests had been made, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip online.

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