Police Respond To Fight In Park In Glen Rock As Shooting Probe Continues

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Police responded on Tuesday night to reports of a fistfight in a Glen Rock park where there had been a shooting in May, police confirmed.

Police headed to the basketball court Wilde Park around 7 p.m. Tuesday, but the fight had ended before they got there, police confirmed.

"The alleged victim was uncooperative with responding officers, refused medical assistance for minor injury, and refused to identify himself, or the alleged [perpetrator]," said Chief Dean Ackermann. "Detectives are reviewing video images captured at the basketball court. However, without cooperation on the part of the alleged victim it is unlikely that charges can be filed. "

Meanwhile, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is still investigating a shooting near the basketball court in May.

Bergen County prosecutors said that around 7:34 p.m. on May 21, police responded to an area where a 23-year-old Paterson man had been shot near the basketball courts at Wilde Memorial Park on Maple Street.

The victim was treated for a single gunshot wound at an area hospital and released, prosecutors said at the time.

This week, Ackermann said, "The investigation is very much active and ongoing. As the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation, I am unable to provide further comment."

Prosecutors said in May that the shooting took place near where a "large crowd was gathered playing basketball."

A local high school senior said in a video hat he heard "8 to 10" shots coming from the park.

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Glen Rock Police Department asked for tips and video. Those with information may remain anonymous and contact the BCPO Tip Line at 201-226-5532.

Anyone with pertinent photos or videos taken in and around Wilde Memorial Park immediately before, during or after the shooting, may submit them by utilizing the following link: https://bcponj.evidence.com/ax...

To see more photos from Tuesday's incident, click on: https://www.instagram.com/boydaloving/

Glen Rock Schools Superintendent Brett Charleston said in a message to parents in May that he had "limited information," but that counselors would be at all Glen Rock schools on Wednesday to offer support.