The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of religious discrimination and violence.

The Jersey City Shooting was an antisemitic act of violence that occurred in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 10, 2019, resulting in the deaths of six individuals, including the attackers. The tragedy began when Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals, aged 34, was fatally shot at Bayview Cemetery by perpetrators David Anderson, aged 47, and Francine Graham, his girlfriend, aged 50. 

It remains unclear how Seals first encountered Anderson and Graham, or why the perpetrators shot him. It is believed that he may have been attempting to question them about another crime when he was killed. After fleeing the cemetery, Anderson and Graham drove a stolen U-Haul van to the JC Kosher Supermarket in Greenville, a neighborhood that had recently experienced an influx of new Orthodox Jewish residents. Armed with high-powered rifles, they entered the store and opened fire, killing three civilians: Mindy Ferencz, the owner of the store, Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, an employee and immigrant from Ecuador, and Moshe Deutsch, a customer and yeshiva student. After a lengthy shootout in which two police officers and a customer were injured, both perpetrators were killed by law enforcement.