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Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself
Prosecutor: Ex-Con From Paterson Busted After Shooting Himself A Paterson ex-con who showed up at Hackensack University Medical Center with a bullet wound shot himself, said authorities who charged him with various weapons counts. Lamont McKay, 32, was arrested a short time after he arrived at HUMC’s emergency room around 3 a.m. Saturday, authorities said. An investigation by city police, in conjunction with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, determined that McKay had shot himself, they said. McKay has served three prison terms the past 10 years -- mostly for assault and aggravated assault -- and has been free for only 34 months in that period. …

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by Jerry DeMarco