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Armed Man Fires Shot at Taxi Driver in Paterson

Paterson

There were no physical injuries reported after a suspect opened fire on a taxi driver during an armed robbery in Paterson on Thursday morning.

According to preliminary reports, police were called to the single digit block of North 1st Street at approximately 1:45 a.m. to investigate reports of an armed robbery in progress.

Upon arrival, officers located the victim -a taxi driver- who reported that a male suspect brandished a gun an demanded cash during the apparent armed robbery.

According to the victim, during the incident, the suspect fired one round from the gun his direction before fleeing the scene.

The suspect remains at-large.

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