4 charged after fleeing Jersey City shooting scene, 2 guns recovered

Two men and two teenage boys who led police on a stolen car chase after a shooting Wednesday night were arrested when their getaway car crashed, authorities said.

Jersey City police also recovered two handguns, illegal ammunition and an illegal high-capacity magazine from the car at the scene, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.

Esaw Jamison, 20, of Newark, Wajjid Beckett, 22, of Jersey City, a 17-year-old and another minor were arrested as they tried to run up the New Jersey Turnpike ramp near Bayview Avenue in 7:13 p.m. All three have been charged with attempted murder, conspiracy and multiple weapon offenses.

Charges against the other minor are pending.

Wallace-Scalcione said police saw a silver Honda Civic, later confirmed stolen, fleeing a shooting on Danforth Avenue and Old Bergen Road. The car passed several vehicles, ran a red light, then hit another vehicle that was trying to turn. The stolen car eventually came to a stop after hitting the sidewalk at Bayview Ave Circle, Wallace-Scalcione said.

Jamisonm Beckett and the two teenagers fled on foot, crossing a fence and heading for the Turnpike ramp, where they were met by multiple police units and arrested, Wallace-Scalcione said.

Both handguns were found in plain sight in the back seat. During the incident, two police officers sustained injuries that are not considered life threatening.