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Paterson Teen Charged With Gunning Down Murder Suspect Paterson Teen Charged With Gunning Down Murder Suspect
Paterson Teen Charged With Gunning Down Murder Suspect An 18-year-old Paterson man was charged with the shooting death of an ex-con who himself was wanted for murder, authorities announced Saturday. D’Andre Ruff, 18, and an accomplice shot Michael Richardson outside a BP gas station at the corner of Broadway and Summer Street shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement on Saturday. Richardson was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center soon after. Police had been searching for Richardson, who was wanted on a f…

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Police Wanted Him For Murdering An Innocent Man, But Someone Else Got To Him First Police Wanted Him For Murdering An Innocent Man, But Someone Else Got To Him First
Police Wanted Him For Murdering An Innocent Man, But Someone Else Got To Him First The life of a violent Paterson ex-con wanted for killing an innocent man ended in what some may consider karma. Michael Richardson first went to state prison after a shot fired during a home invasion just missed the head of a 9-year-old boy. Richardson served two stretches of nearly seven years combined. The second time was for being a convicted felon in possession of a gun. He was paroled this past April and, barely three months later, became the target of a manhunt. City resident James “Weedy” Timmons had gotten into a beef with a group of men, including Richardson, on the porch of a ho…

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Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High
Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High A man found shot dead in a Paterson gas station parking lot Wednesday became the 23rd victim gunned down in the Silk City this year. The body of Michael Richardson, 33, was found on the ground of the BP station at Broadway and Summer Street, in a neighborhood rife with drugs and gangs, shortly after 3 p.m., authorities said. He'd been shot in the head, said detectives who were searching for a juvenile who reportedly fled the scene. Richardson was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrah…

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by Jerry DeMarco