var monthNames = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July", Cop accused of unprovoked attack released from jail, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Mayor Andre Sayegh said the death brought sadness to City Hall, where the victim's father, a boiler operator, often worked. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. The incident remains under investigation. Video shows a huge police presence on He completely The Passaic County Prosecutors Office urges anyone with information about the deaths to contact its tips line at 1 (877) 370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org, or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at (973) 321-1120. The victim, 25-year-old Jasmin Wel, became the 28th person killed in the city this year. I think things are getting worse here.. In 2020, Paterson police said they seized about 200 guns, and city officials say they have been confiscating weapons at an even higher rate this year. Law enforcement officials said they are investigating whether the incidents are connected. Both men were transported to St. Josephs for treatment. Rainiel Cabrerra, 36, expressed shock when he heard about the killing near the liquor store. Paterson is supposed to have 418 officers under its table of organization, but the city has fewer than 400, officials said. The citys downtown is one of the areas where Paterson police officials said they have deployed walking patrols through the summer to combat the spike in shootings in the city. Those victims were a 25-year-old Moonachie woman and a 40-year-old Paterson man, the prosecutors office said. That was the 44th shooting of the year, a number the city didn't see until July in 2020. We will be hiring 25 police officers in two weeks and another 30 cadets will be entering our police academy next month. Paterson: In six days, 12 people were injured in shooting incidents The NJ AG and Governor should be ashamed of themselves. It happened in a year He said, Yes, but he never stepped up.. State and city law enforcement officials do not have homicide data available from before 1990. Passaic police captured a fugitive wanted for shooting a 4-year-old child and four other victims at a backyard party last month. I dont like living here, she said. He was taken to Saint Josephs University Medical Center for treatment. She was found with gunshot wounds at about 8:20 p.m. and taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office stated. Three times in recent months, Paterson police have conducted large-scale drug busts in the area, each operation resulting in the arrests of more than a dozen suspected dealers and alleged buyers. "August","September","October","November","December"); Wilson was taken to St. Josephs University Medical Center where he died from his injuries just before 6 a.m., the prosecutor said. The AG provided moronic statements in his press conference. So far in 2021, Paterson has had seven homicides and 33 shootings, according to data compiled by Paterson Press from news releases issued by the Passaic County Prosecutors Office. Paragliders record never-before-seen footage of world's second-tallest mountain, Elizabeth Holmes has 2nd child as prison sentence looms, Dozens of sharks swarm fishing boat in feeding frenzy off Louisiana coast, video shows, FlyDubai announces record profit as Gulf air travel booms, Life Cover+ Multiple Benefits in one plan, Southeast's S.P.A.C.E. The incident unfolded in the Peoples Park neighborhood where shootings are not commonplace. Related Links; Rock Island Arsenal Bolt action .22 TCM; Savage Arms Corp. Model 24 Combination Gun .22LR/.410 GA; SMITH & WESSON Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "He was a hard worker and a very nice guy," Mimms said. Email: editor@patersonpress.com, Paterson fatal shooting points to grim total for 2021; prosecutor asks public for help, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. var dayNames = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"); But with crime numbers on the wrong track, many residents CBS2 talked to don't care why. A city man was killed and another was injured in a shooting on 21st Avenue early Thursday night, according to the Passaic County Prosecutors Office. It also marked the second homicide of 2021 in the 6th Ward, where there had been just one homicide in the previous five years combined. You know? Paterson set a record for homicides for the second-straight year with the shooting Thursday night of a woman in the 4th Ward, officials said. // Y2K compliant Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Five of the victims all city residents were struck by bullets at Hamilton Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard in the 4thWard just before 9:30 p.m., and one man was injured in the second shooting at about 10:30 p.m. near East 28thStreet and 17thAvenue in the 5thWard, authorities said. Victor Vasquez, 36, died at the hospital, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said. Not all of the shootings took place during walking patrol hours, and our gun suppression initiative has been very active, said Mayor Andre Sayegh. The shootings and murders are now affecting neighborhoods in all corners of the city: Eastside, Westside and now 21st Avenue! A 32-year-old Paterson man was also injured. Paterson MayorAndre Sayegh at a new COVID vaccine site for Paterson, Passaic and Prospect Park at Dr. Hani Awadallah School on April 13, 2021. in a video-recorded September2018 incident in Patersons 4th Ward, Three-alarm fire destroys house in Paterson as residents evacuate, Should you have the right to sell your organs? But open-air drug sales still take place morning, afternoon and night on Summer Street. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sayegh said he spoke with Origene on Friday morning to offer his sympathies. Sundays shooting was the fifth in a 50-hour period over the weekend and marks the 10th in the three weeks since Mayor Andre Sayegh announced Paterson police would deploy walking patrols in high-crime areas to curtail the gun violence. Joe Malinconico is editor of Paterson Press. So far in 2021, Paterson has had seven homicides and 33 shootings, according to data compiled by Paterson Press from news releases issued by the Passaic No matter what race us minorities need to wake up and stop the violence,