DOUBLE SHOOTING SUNDAY EVENING IN PATERSON NEW JERSEY CLAIMING THE LIFE OF ONE MAN AND INJURING ANOTHER
" Victor Vasquez Of Was Fatally Shot & Nelson Hilario Was Injured In Sunday August 15, 2021 Shooting In Paterson, New Jersey."
August 16, 2021 By: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Monday, August 16, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced that on Sunday, August 15, 2021,at approximately 8:08 p.m, Members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Thomas Street and Main Street, in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located 36-year-old Victor Vasquez of Paterson, New Jersey, and 32-year-old Nelson Hilario of Paterson, New Jersey. Both individuals had sustained gunshot wounds and were immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson New Jersey.
Victor Vasquez was pronounced deceased at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and Nelson Hilario sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound. Detectives located a suspected crime scene outside of 939 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information may become available once it is released by authorities.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.
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