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6 women and girls splashed with acid in apparent targeted attack in ... Six women and girls had acid thrown on them in Jersey City on Monday night, officials said. It happened at around 7:30 p.m. in front of a house on Wilkinson Avenue near Ocean Avenue in the Greenville neighborhood. Here's what we know The victims, which include three teenagers, were standing outside the building when two suspects drove past them on a moped and threw what police believe was sulfuric acid at them. Jersey City hazardous material response after an apparent acid attack on June 15, 2026. CBS News New York The six were rushed to the hospital for treatment and are expected to survive, but suffered skin burns and peeling, police said. One victim, a 21-year-old, was transferred to the burn unit at St. Barnabas on Tuesday to be treated for second-degree burns to her face and scalp. A juvenile was arrested in connection to the attack, police said. Police believe the attack was not random and that the women were targeted after an argument earlier in the day. "My thoughts are with those hurt in this horrific attack, and I want our communities to know that violence like this has absolutely no place on our str…

5 women injured in New Jersey after people on moped throw acid on them Share Add NBC News to Google June 16, 2026, 10:31 AM EDT By Mirna Alsharif and Emma Butts Five women were injured after suspects riding a moped threw acid at them Monday night in New Jersey, according to the Jersey City Police Department. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The women were in the area of 105 Wilkinson Avenue in Jersey City when two suspects drove past their car and splashed them with sulfuric acid, officials said. “All five victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries that included skin burns and peeling,” police said in a statement. “All 5 victims are stable.” Officials did not identify the victims. The attack appears to be targeted and connected to “a dispute between a large group of people” that happened earlier on in the day, police said. Police did not share any details about the dispute or what led to it. The two suspects believed to be responsible for the incident are still at large. In a statement, Jersey City Mayor James Solomon said he will ensure officers “work around the cl…

Now 74° Thu 81° Fri 84° byMINA ALLEN | The National News Desk NEW JERSEY (TNND) —Six people were injured in Jersey City, New Jersey, after being attacked with acid on Monday evening, according to authorities. On June 15, after 7 p.m. EST, two suspects allegedly drove up to a group of women and some teenagers. The suspects then threw what authorities believe was sulfuric acid at the group. A juvenile has since been arrested in connection with the acid attack; police say the attack stems from a dispute that took place earlier in the day. The attack is considered to be targeted. The second suspect has yet to be caught or identified. The acid attack sent all six victims to the hospital with burns and peeling skin, according to police reports. Mayor James Solomonspoke out about the attackon Facebook, calling the attack "horrific." "I want our communities to know that violence like this has absolutely no place on our streets," said Solomon.

Juvenile arrested in acid attack that injured 6 people in Jersey City JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) --A juvenile is under arrest in Jersey City after an acid attack that sent several people to the hospital with skin burns. It happened outside a home on Wilkinson Avenue near Ocean Avenue around 7:40 p.m. on Monday. There were six victims in total, three of them teenagers, according to the Jersey City Police Department. A 21-year-old victim was transferred to the hospital to be treated for second-degree burns to her face and scalp. The victims were outside when a car pulled up to the group and threw what is believed to be sulfuric acid before getting away, police said. "I heard fighting, and then after a couple of minutes of fighting, I heard one of the girls screaming, 'saying, it burns, it burns,'" Amelia Sanchez said. Sanchez is bedridden and spoke to Eyewitness News through her window. "I was going crazy because I couldn't see nothing," she said. "And this is happening on my block imagining my grandkids. We're out there. My grandkids kids are always out here." "The people that were hurt, they had the towels on their face, and they went into the ambulance," said a witnes…

Jersey City acid attack wounds 6 people – NBC New York New Jersey 6 people hospitalized in New Jersey acid attack The mayor of Jersey City released a statement condemning the violence and expressing concern for the victims. One person, a minor, had been arrested in connection with the attack. By Jennifer Millman • Published June 16, 2026 • Updated 43 minutes ago BOOKMARKER Six people, including three teenagers, were hurt in an apparent acid attack in Jersey City carried out by a minor, according to police. Two people on a moped drove past the group on Wilkinson Avenue on Monday and threw what is believed to be sulfuric acid on them, police said. One of the victims, a 21-year-old woman, was taken to the Saint Barnabas Burn Unit for second-degree burns to her face and scalp. The extent of the injuries to the other victims was not immediately clear. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are WATCH HERE A preliminary investigation found that the attack may have stemmed from a dispute between a large group of people earlier in the day. Police said Tuesday that a minor was arrested in connection with the attack, with charges still pending. No details have been released regarding the second perso…

6 injured in apparently targeted acid attack in New Jersey, juvenile ... The victims included three teenagers, a police spokesperson said. Six people were injured, including three teenagers, in an apparently targeted acid attack in New Jersey, police said. A juvenile has been arrested in connection with the incident, with charges pending, a police spokesperson said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday night in a residential area of Jersey City, officials said. The victims were outside when "individuals riding in a vehicle drove up and threw what is believed to be sulfuric acid at them," Kim Wallace Scalcione, a spokesperson for Jersey City's Department of Public Safety, said in a statement. "The incident appears to have been targeted and may have stemmed from a dispute between a large group of people earlier in the day," she said. The victims were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, including skin burns and peeling. One of the victims, a 21-year-old woman, was transferred to a burn unit on Tuesday to be treated for second-degree burns to her face and scalp, Wallace Scalcione said. Jersey City Mayor James Solomon said he has directed police t…

Six people injured in New Jersey acid attack involving suspects on a moped <p>One minor has been arrested in connection to Monday attack that Jersey City police said ‘appears to be targeted’</p><p>Six people in New Jersey were injured in an acid attack involving suspects on a moped.</p><p>Jersey City police responded to reports that two suspects riding a moped drove past a group and threw an acidic substance at them on Monday evening, initially injuring five people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/new-jersey-acid-attack">Continue reading...</a>

5 Women Injured In Drive By Acid Attack In Jersey City Toniann Antonelli • Jun 16, 2026, 4:40 AM • Updated Five women were hospitalized Monday after being doused with a substance believed to be sulfuric acid.The women were on Wilkinson Avenue in Jersey City just after 7 p.m. when the incident occurred. According to Jersey City police, individuals riding in a vehicle "drove up and threw what is believed to be sulfuric acid at them."Mayor James Solomon said the two suspects who threw the acidic substance were riding a moped.All five women were transported to a local hospital with injuries including burns and peeling due to the substance. The injuries are non-life-threatening and all of the victims are in stable condition, police said.In a statement, investigators said the case remains "active and ongoing," but it appears the victims were targeted following an altercation with a large group of people earlier in the day."My thoughts are with those hurt in this horrific attack, and I want our communities to know that violence like this has absolutely no place on our streets," the mayor said. "I have directed JCPD to use its full resources on the investigation and to ensure that ou…