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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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