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Tyrone A. Prioleau, 61, who is unemployed, fled the scene after firing a gun at two people in a home on Knickerbocker Road around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Neither victim was struck, and no injuries were reported.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Englewood Police launched a joint investigation, which led to Prioleau being charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, officials said.
He was also charged with two counts of fourth-degree aggravated assault by pointing a firearm and fourth-degree obstruction, authorities said.
Prioleau was arrested Thursday, Feb. 6 and lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending his first court appearance at Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.
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