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Michael Gaffney

Case from Union, NJ dated May 13, 2016

Victim Details

Michael Gaffney

Male

White / Caucasian

Union

NJ

2016-05-13

37

Michael

Gaffney

07/04/2026

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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 ...
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  • NBC New York: Off-Duty Officer Shoots, Kills Man At NJ Bar: Prosecutors
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