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In the early morning hours of May 13, 2016, a fatal encounter outside a bar in Union, New Jersey, resulted in the death of 37-year-old Michael Gaffney. Gaffney, a male resident of Piscataway and a construction worker, was at Paddy's Place on Rosemont Avenue when an altercation erupted between him and an off-duty Newark police officer, Joseph Macchia. The initial dispute escalated into a physical fight that briefly subsided when the two men were separated. However, the conflict reignited for a se ...Read More
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Michael Gaffney
Male
White / Caucasian
Union
NJ
2016-05-13
37
Michael
Gaffney
11/19/2025
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I’ve been following the Michael Gaffney case closely and one aspect that’s been gnawing at me is... ...Read More
11/25/2023
11/25/2023
It's been a few years since Michael Gaffney's tragic death, but I still find myself thinking about i... ...Read More
03/02/2023
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