Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Lodi Man Shot

Alan Falcone of Manhattan was charged with attempted murder after a 19-year-old Lodi man was shot outside his home, authorities said.

Alan Falcone, 20, of Manhattan
Alan Falcone, 20, of Manhattan (Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old Lodi man Thursday, authorities announced.

Alan Falcone, 20, of Manhattan was charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release.

The prosecutor's office received information Thursday that the man, later identified as a 19-year-old Lodi resident, had been shot that day in front of 201 Burns Ave., Musella said.

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Related: Bergen Man, 19, Shot Outside His Lodi Home: Prosecutor

The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center where he remains in critical, but stable, condition, the prosecutor said.

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Falcone was arrested Saturday in the Bronx, New York by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, the Lodi Police Department, and the New York City Police Department, Musella said. He was taken to Central Booking in Manhattan, New York. He is awaiting a extradition hearing.


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