Paterson police arrest suspect in double shooting downtown

PATERSON — Authorities arrested a Paterson man Tuesday afternoon who is charged with attempted murder in the nonfatal double shooting that happened on the afternoon of July 3 in the middle of Paterson's downtown business district .

A “wanted” bulletin issued by Paterson police detectives on Monday identified Daeron Jones, 37, as the suspect in the double shooting. He was arrested Tuesday by the warrant squad.

A 35-year-old Paterson man was hit by gunfire while on the sidewalk at the corner of Main Street and Broadway and a 56-year-old Clifton woman was grazed by a bullet as she drove down the street, authorities said. The crime happened a block-and-a-half away from Paterson police headquarters.

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Authorities have not revealed what may have prompted the shooting.

Jones in 2017 was sentenced to 42 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in a shooting that happened that year at an illegal after-hours club on Main Street.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Paterson police arrest suspect in double shooting downtown