A FATAL SHOOTING IN PATERSON NEW JERSEY CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD PATERSON MAN
" A Tuesday Night Fatal Shooting On Van Houten Street In Paterson Claims The Life Of Hector Guzman A Paterson Resident."
September 15, 2021 By John Elberger Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced that on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Van Houten Street and Straight Streets in Paterson on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located Hector Guzman, 60, of Paterson, New Jersey lying in the roadway in front of 250-252 Van Houten Street suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Mr. Guzman was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
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 Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.
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