Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione announced that at approximately 2:17, a.m. , police responded to the area of 503 Paulison Avenue in the City of Passaic, near the Shoprite grocery store, in response to a report of a motor vehicle crash.
Police say upon their arrival, they located a 27 year-old-man victim from Elmwood Park, unresponsive inside his vehicle, a 1998 black Toyota Camry, which had struck a tree.
Police said the victim suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson at 2:48 a.m.
According to police, during the investigation, it was determined that the victim was working as a pizza delivery driver, and may have been shot while making a delivery in the area of 582 Paulison Avenue in Clifton before crashing his car a short distance away on Paulison Avenue in Passaic.
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 Clifton Police Detective Bureau at 973-470-5908.