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Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY
Feds: Imprisoned Paterson Dealer Admits Selling Heroin That Killed User From Warwick, NY A twice-imprisoned drug dealer from Paterson admitted he sold the heroin that killed a user from Orange County, NY. Shameik "Homeboy" Byrd, 31, who’s currently serving a state prison sentence, told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark that the death of 25-year-old Kean Cabral of Warwick was caused by heroin from the batch of “Trap Queen” that he’d been selling. State authorities tried to prosecute Byrd and a couple who they said bought the drugs from him and sold some to Cabral in April 2016. They were over-ruled, however, by the New Jersey Supreme Court, which said they didn’t ha…

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Authorities: Teen Shot Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Dead In Front Of Wife Authorities: Teen Shot Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Dead In Front Of Wife
Authorities: Teen Shot Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Dead In Front Of Wife A 17-year-old Paterson boy is accused of shooting and killing a city Chinese restaurant owner following a struggle as the victim's wife sat next to him in their car while making their last drop-off of the night, authorities said. The killer approached their Toyota Highlander in front of an East 34th Street home, pulled out a gun and demanded money just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.Rui Zhou, 29, struggled with the robber, then tried to drive away before he was shot in the face, they said. His vehicle then crashed into another, which is where police found him. Unharmed was the…

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Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Shot, Killed In Front Of Wife Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Shot, Killed In Front Of Wife
Paterson Chinese Restaurant Owner Shot, Killed In Front Of Wife A Paterson businessman was shot in the face and killed with his wife sitting next to him as they made the last drop-off of the night from their Chinese restaurant just before 1 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. Rui Zhou, 29, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson at 1:09 a.m., less than a half hour after police found him shot behind the wheel of his Toyota Highlander after it crashed into another vehicle on East 34th Street, they said. His wife, Xiaomei Liu, also 29, was in the passenger seat and unharmed, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco