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City Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges

Joe Malinconico

Saturday, March 16, 2013 • 10:36am

PATERSON, NJ – Authorities early Saturday morning arrested a 19-year-old city man and charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a woman in the 4th Ward last fall, according to Paterson police.

Perry was arrested at 3 am by Cease-Fire Detectives Carlos Charon and Rolando Polio along with Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Rick Ferreira, according to a statement issued by the Cease-Fire unit. Authorities did not say where the arrest took place.

Perry has been accused of wounding a bystander during a shooting outside a house party on Sept. 29, according to police.

Police say Perry was aiming at someone else, but the bullet grazed the woman’s chest.

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