Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announce that on October 3, 2023, at approximately 3:47 p.m., the Paterson
Police Department was dispatched to the area of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard in the city
of Paterson on a reported shooting. Three victims with gunshot wounds were located. The first
victim, a twenty-three-year-old male from Riverdale, New Jersey, sustained gunshot wounds to
the chest and was subsequently pronounced deceased at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center.
The second victim, a nineteen-year-old male from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, sustained a
gunshot wound to his torso area and is in critical condition. The third victim, a fifty-seven-year-old male from Paterson, sustained a gunshot wound to his leg and is in stable condition.
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.
