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UPDATE: 18-Year-Old Retrieving Groceries from Car, Shot Dead in Paterson

Paterson

A teenage boy who was retrieving a case of water and other groceries from a car was caught in a hail of bullets after a gunman shot up a Paterson neighborhood Wednesday night. 

According to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Robert Cuadra, 18, of Paterson, was found suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was found around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of 130 Goodwin Avenue.

According to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office was transported to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries. 

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.

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