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Michael Richardson

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the afternoon hours of December 16, 2020, a violent encounter in a BP gas station parking lot at the intersection of Broadway and Summer Street in Paterson, New Jersey, claimed the life of 33-year-old Michael Richardson. The male victim was discovered with apparent gunshot wounds and was rushed to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.

Investigators determined that Richardson had been involved in a verbal altercation with two individuals shortly befor ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Michael Richardson

    Male

    Black / African American

    Paterson

    NJ

    2020-12-16

    33

    Michael

    Richardson

    11/20/2025

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