Brayan Caraballo
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge
Isa Abbassi announce that based upon an investigation by the Paterson Police
Department, in conjunction with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Brayan Caraballo, a 19-
year-old male from Paterson, has been charged in connection to the October 3, 2023 homicide
which occurred in the area of Broadway and Rosa Parks Boulevard in Paterson. Brayan
Caraballo is charged with Murder, first degree; Conspiracy to Commit Murder, first degree;
Attempted Murder, first degree; Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second degree; and
Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, second degree.
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, Jerrell Wright, 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
remaining victims, Shaheem Clark, a nineteen-year-old male from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
and Charles Obee, a fifty-seven-year-old male from Paterson, survived. The subsequent
investigation resulted in the identification of Brayan Caraballo as one of the individuals involved
in the shooting. A 16-year-old male was previously arrested for his participation in the shooting
and is currently detained pending further court proceedings.
Brayan Caraballo was arrested in Pennsylvania and is currently awaiting extradition to New
Jersey. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office will file a motion for pre-trial detention which
will be heard by a Superior Court Judge at a date and time to be determined by the Court.
Murder has a sentencing range from a minimum of 30 years up to life imprisonment; the crimes
of Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon (First Degree) have a
sentencing range between 10 years and 20 years in prison; the crimes of Possession of a
Handgun for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of a Handgun (Second Degree) each
have a sentencing range of 5 to 10 years in prison.
Criminal complaints are merely accusations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and
until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This investigation remains 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.
