Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot After Exchanging Gunfire With Paterson Police, Mayor Says

Video shows a huge police presence on East Main Street.

December 30, 2021

There was a deadly police-involved shooting in Paterson on Wednesday night.

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Video shows a huge police presence on East Main Street.

Mayor Andre Sayegh told CBS2 an armed man fired at police around 9 p.m. The mayor says that’s when officers fired back, killing the man.

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