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Paterson Man, 31, Killed In Fight

A 22-year-old Honduran national living in Paterson killed his cousin during a fight in a basement apartment, authorities said.

Darwin Estrada-Cruz

Darwin Estrada-Cruz

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The unresponsive 31-year-old Paterson man was found in a basement apartment at 16th Avenue and Straight Street shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, April 1, authorities said.

The unresponsive 31-year-old Paterson man was found in a basement apartment at 16th Avenue and Straight Street shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, April 1, authorities said.

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Jerry DeMarco

Darwin Estrada-Cruz was seized after police called to the neighborhood at Straight Street and 16th Avenue found the body of Jose Estrada-Cruz, 31, shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, April 1.

He was charged with first-degree murder, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement.

Estrada-Cruz remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Tuesday afternoon, at which a hearing on his detention is expected to be scheduled.

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