16-Year-Old Boy Dies 40 Hours After Being Shot in Head on New Jersey Street: Police

The 16-year-old boy shot in the head on a New Jersey street died after more than 40 hours of fighting for his life, authorities said.

Ronald Witherspoon, Jr., was taken to a hospital in critical condition after he was shot near Monticello and Belmont Avenues in Jersey City shortly after midnight Wednesday. He died Thursday evening. 

No arrests have been made. 

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