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.
At the time of the incident, details surrounding the motive for the shooting were unclear to investigators. Authorities began an immediate investigation into the homicide, seeking to understand what brought Rivas to that Paterson neighborhood late at night and what ultimately led to his violent death. Detectives from the Paterson Police Major Crimes Unit urged the public to come forward with any information that might shed light on the circumstances of the killing.
In the years that have followed the death of Genny Rivas, there has been no publicly available information regarding any arrests made in connection with his murder. The identity of any potential suspect or suspects has not been released, and the case remains unresolved. The investigation into who shot and killed the Passaic man on that late March night continues to be an open question, leaving a lingering sense of uncertainty for his family and the community.
