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Michael Richardson

Case from Paterson, NJ dated Dec 16, 2020

Victim Details

Michael Richardson

Male

Black / African American

Paterson

NJ

2020-12-16

33

Michael

Richardson

06/22/2026

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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 ...
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  • UPDATE: 33-Year-Old Man Killed by Gunfire in Paterson | rlsmedia.com
  • Paterson police make arrest in milestone shooting death at gas station
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