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Genny Rivas

Death by Force
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In the late hours of a Monday night in Paterson, New Jersey, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet on East 25th Street. It was March 28, 2016, when 39-year-old Genny Rivas, a male resident of nearby Passaic, was fatally shot. Police responded to reports of shots fired shortly before midnight, discovering Rivas unconscious and unresponsive outside a residence in the 400 block of East 25th Street. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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    Victim Details

    Genny Rivas

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Paterson

    NJ

    2016-03-28

    39

    Genny

    Rivas

    11/20/2025

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