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Thousands Raised In Memory Of Hackensack Shooting Victim Christian Pacas, 22
The community is rallying to help provide a memorial for Christian Pacas, who was gunned down last month in Hackensack.
Pacas, 22, was remembered on a GoFundMe as a "spirited life" with "big dreams for himself and his family."
The campaign, launched by Maria Pacas, had raised more than $8,800 as of Wednesday afternoon.
"Anyone that knew him knew how true he was to himself and that is something anyone can say is extremely rare," Maria Pacas wrote. "He always had a way to make you laugh, smile, and lift you up."
Pacas was shot dead before dawn Dec. 22, around the corner from the Bergen…
Gotcha! Prosecutor's Detectives Nab Accused Hackensack Killer, Accomplice In Brooklyn
Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street.
Jairo Echeverry, 20, of Hackensack was taken into custody in Brooklyn around 11 p.m. Monday, along with another repeat offender, Brian Guerrero, 27, of Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Detectives from the NYPD's 72nd Precinct assisted Musella's homicide investigators in nabbing the pair, he said.
Echeverry was charged with murder and Guerrero with hindering his apprehension, the prosecutor said.
Both were being held in Brooklyn pending extradit…
