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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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ORIGINAL STORY: A Jersey City man remained in stable condition after he was shot late Sunday in Garfield, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The 26-year-old victim was struck several times in the parking lot behind the Citizens Bank branch at the Mill Shoppes of Garfield just off River Drive and Outwater Lane around 11:45 p.m. June 18, according to responders and witnesses.
CPR was conducted before he was rushed to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Garfield police cordoned off an area of the lot outside the bank and were interviewing witnesses.
They were immediately joined by their colleagues from Clifton and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
Musella's Major Crimes Unit is investigating along with Garfield police and the sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.
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