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Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of City Resident

A Paterson shooting victim who was rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle died several hours later, said authorities who charged another city man with killing him.

Tiheen "Coop" Smith, 34, arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday.

He’d been shot in the stomach in one of the city’s deadliest drug-ridden areas – on Pearl Street between Carroll Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Monday.

Smith died just before 12:30 p.m. that same day, they said.

Trayshaun Harris, 29, remained held in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest Sunday on murder and weapons charges.

Valdes and Baycora didn't offer a motive, nor did they say whether the weapon had been recovered or what led them to Harris.

REST IN PEACE: Tiheen "Coop" Smith

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The Joseph B. Houston Funeral Home in Paterson is handling burial arrangements for Smith, which hadn't yet been announced on Monday.

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