Off-Duty Newark Police Officer Killed in Paterson
Michael Morgan was a 6-year department veteran.
A Newark police detective was shot and killed early Monday morning during an attempted robbery in Paterson, according to officials with the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Michael Morgan, 32, apparently was outside Sunrise Lounge, a go-go bar near Straight Street and Getty Avenue, when he was shot around 3 a.m. He was transported to St. Joseph's hospital in Paterson, where he died. John Latoracca, the chief assistant prosecutor in Passaic County, did not mention Morgan by name, but Newark police officials released details identifying the officer. Latoracca said Morgan and a woman were approached outside the strip club by "a tall, thin black man" who brandished a gun and demanded cash. It's unclear what happened next because the …
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