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Man Killed, Woman Critical In Shooting At Border Of Paterson, Prospect Park Man Killed, Woman Critical In Shooting At Border Of Paterson, Prospect Park
Man Killed, Woman Critical In Shooting At Border Of Paterson, Prospect Park A 45-year-old man was killed and a 28-year-old woman critically wounded in an overnight shooting at the border of Paterson and Prospect Park, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the shooting found both victims on the Paterson side of Belle Avenue off Hopper Street shortly before 2 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint announcement. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where the man was pronounced dead, they said. Detectives from Valdes’s office and Ribeiro’s department were jointly inves…

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Overnight Shooter Kills Paterson Man, 27 Overnight Shooter Kills Paterson Man, 27
Overnight Shooter Kills Paterson Man, 27 Investigators were trying to determine who might've had the motive to shoot and kill a Paterson man overnight Saturday. Yeshawn Staggers, 27, arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle shortly after 1 a.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. It was right around that time that police responded to a report of shots fired and found blood but no victim on Belle Avenue near Hopper Street, responders said. Witnesses told police a vehicle connected to the shooting – a Honda CR-V with all-tinted windows – fled…

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Clifton Woman, 19, Shot In Chest Clifton Woman, 19, Shot In Chest
Clifton Woman, 19, Shot In Chest A 19-year-old Clifton woman was shot in the chest at a street corner on the border of Paterson and Prospect Park, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken to nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after she was shot while sitting in a vehicle near the corner of Belle Avenue and Hopper Street shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday, May 15. There was no immediate word on her condition -- or a possible motive -- in a joint release issued by Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora. Police sought a white 2021 Honda Accord with tinted windows tha…

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12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit 12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit
12th Gun Seized In Paterson Since April Follows Foot Pursuit A Paterson man hanging out in a large group partying on a local street corner was caught with a loaded handgun after he tried to run from detectives, authorities said. Joseph Shoulars, 22, bolted as Detectives John Rikowich, Levis Qirjako, Muhammed Dombayci and Yamil Pimienta approached the noisy crowd, which was drinking and blocking the road with double-parked vehicles at Belle Avenue and Hopper Street, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. "The intersection has recently been the subject of numerous complaints by both Paterson and Prospect Park residents due to large groups con…

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WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson WILD NIGHT: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson
Wild Night: Four Wounded As Bullets Fly In Paterson Three men and a woman were hospitalized in a trio of Paterson shootings in a span of barely six hours, authorities said. The first two men – one, 20, from the city and the other a 22-year-old Wallingon resident – arrived at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via private vehicle shortly before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, they said. Both had been struck in a drive-by shooting on East 27th Street between Park and 17th avenues, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Police responded to another shooting shortly before 10 p.m…

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by Jerry DeMarco