Man who served time in 2017 homicide is arrested in Florida, charged with Jersey City fatal shooting in December

Zafarri Francis

Zafarri Francis, 18 at the time, is seen appearing in court Sept. 6, 2017, on charges related to the fatal shooting of Jaharee Broadway on Aug. 13, 2017. EJAJournal file photo

A 26-year-old man who served prison time in connection with a 2017 murder was tracked down in Florida and charged with the murder of a 34-year-old in Jersey City late last year.

Zafarri Francis, 26, of Jersey City, is also charged with charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and receiving stolen property in the Dec. 8 death of Dushawn Bell, of Elizabeth on Fairview Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Friday.

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