Lucus Cooper
On Thursday, September 25, 2025, the Honorable Mitzy Galis-Menendez, P.J.S.C. sentenced a 41-year-old man to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2023 shooting death of a woman in Jersey City.
Lucus Cooper, of Jersey City, previously pled guilty to one count of Aggravated Manslaughter in connection with the death of Temara King, which occurred on January 24, 2023. The sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act. The State was represented by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Jim Felix.
Shortly after 7 a.m. on January 24, 2023, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of shots fired on the third floor of 340 Bergen Avenue. Upon arrival, responding officers located a female victim – later identified as Temara King, 35, of Jersey City – with apparent gunshot wound(s). She was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where she was pronounced dead just after 8 a.m.
