Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announce that on November 12, 2024, at approximately 3:49 a.m., officers from the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of Godwin Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard in response to a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located evidence of a shooting including ballistic evidence. Patrol officers were then notified of a car accident in front of Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center. One of the vehicle’s occupants, a 27-year-old male from Paterson, exited the vehicle and went inside the hospital with a gunshot wound and was admitted for treatment. The other occupant of the vehicle, a 21-year-old male from Staten Island, New York, was located inside the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and was subsequently pronounced deceased.
This investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released when it becomes available.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.