BREAKING: Arrest Made In Thursday Night Passaic Shooting

25-YEAR-OLD PASSAIC MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL

     " Roger Palacios Of Passaic Was Arrested Shortly After Shooting An 18-Year-Old Passaic Girl Last Thursday Night."

Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 12:45 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

PASSAIC, NJ.- On Friday, June 19, 2023, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes reported that following a Swift-Moving investigation a 25-Year-Old Passaic, New Jersey man was Arrested and Charged after Shooting a Passaic Teen last Thursday Night in the area of Bergen and Fourth Streets in Passaic, New Jersey.

     On Thursday, June 18, 2023, at approximately 9:35 p.m., Members of The Passaic Police Department responded to the area of Bergen and Fourth Streets in The City on Multiple Reports of a Large Fight with Weapons Involved. Upon arrival, Police Officers located a Crime Scene, and an 18-Year-Old Passaic woman was found nearby suffering from a Non-Life Threatening Gunshot Wound. The woman was immediately transported to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey for treatment.

     During the initial investigation, a Passaic Police Officer found a man, identified as Roger Palacios, 25, of Passaic, New Jersey near the Crime Scene. A subsequent search of Mr. Palacios revealed that he was in Possession of a Loaded Handgun. 

     Accordingly, Mr. Palacios was Taken into Custody and Charged with One Count of Second Degree Aggravated Assault; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Fourth Degree Possession of a Defaced Weapon. Mr. Palacios was Processed on The Charges and Remanded to The Passaic County Jail. 

     The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has Filed a Pretrial Detention Motion to have Mr. Palacios Detained pending the outcome of the Charges Filed Against him. A hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow in Passaic County State Superior Court.

     Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or you can contact The Passaic Police Department at (973) 365-3900.

" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."

FILED UNDER JUNE 21, 2023: LAW, PASSAIC: