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UPDATE: Garfield Train Suicide Victim, Slain Roommate Identified UPDATE: Garfield Train Suicide Victim, Slain Roommate Identified
Update: Garfield Train Suicide Victim, Slain Roommate Identified UPDATE: A man who committed suicide by running in front of a commuter train in Garfield on Saturday hours after law enforcement officials said he beat his roommate to death in their illegal basement apartment was identified Monday, along with the murder victim. Manuel Ortega-Pimentel, 55, "ran into the path" of an NJ Transit train on Saturday and was killed, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "During an attempt to locate next of kin for Ortega-Pimentel, a check of his last known address was conducted and the basement apartment was checked by a resident of the first floor," t…

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