Motorist and security guard exchange gunfire outside Paterson’s School 21
PATERSON – A motorist who was illegally parked outside a Paterson elementary school allegedly fired gunshots Tuesday morning at a school security guard who tried to get the vehicle to move on, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation.
The security guard, who is a retired Paterson police officer, responded by firing back at the motorist, the sources said.
Neither man was injured in the gunfire, which took place outside School 21 near the corner of Madison and 10th avenues at about 9 a.m., officials said.
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The motorist was apprehended at 12:37 p.m. near the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and 12th Avenue, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The motorist, Robert Carroll, 59, of Paterson, was charged with attempted murder and gun crimes in the shooting, officials said.
Authorities have not released the name of the school security guard. The prosecutor’s press release confirmed that there was an exchange of gunshots between the security guard and the motorist. The press release did not say who fired first.
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