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Joshua Casiano, 29, was already wanted on warrants out of Passaic and Clifton, records show, when investigators said he shot the victim and left him behind the Citizens Bank branch at the Mill Shoppes of Garfield just off River Drive late Sunday, June 18.
The victim survived the 11:45 p.m. shooting and was reported by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella to be in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center.
The 5-foot-5-inch, 145-pound Casiano, who was identified as the shooter, was captured on Wednesday, June 21, the prosecutor said. He was carrying a small amount of drugs at the time, investigators said.
Records show a series of arrests and drug court violations dating back to 2017 for Casiano, who the prosecutor said works as a traffic safety foreman.
Casiano is expected to remain held in the Bergen County Jail on charges of first-degree attempted murder, endangering an injured victim and illegal drug and weapons possession.
Musella thanked Garfield police, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office – which collected and processed evidence -- and the Port Authority Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau for their assistance with the investigation.
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