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Paterson Man Shot With Own Gun, Friend Charged With Helping Hide It
A Paterson man accidentally shot himself in the leg before a friend help him vanish the gun, said authorities who charged them both.
Nygee Dennis, 22, showed up at the St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center emergency room at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday with a gunshot wound in his leg, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement.
Apparently, Dennis was getting into a car in the area of Belmont Avenue when the gun he was carrying went off, they said.
Samar Clyburn, 21, who was sitting with another man in the car, helped Dennis get ri…
