Early yesterday morning, at approximately 3:30 A.M., officers responded to the area of Kuller Road on the report of gunshots being fired from a vehicle. Patrolman Danny Reyes was the first officer to arrive at the location and he observed a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway. As Patrolman Reyes approached in his patrol car the vehicle began to flee on Kuller Road toward Paterson. As back-up officers arrived, Patrolman Reyes initiated a "high risk" motor vehicle stop on the suspicious vehicle. At that time, officers met with the three vehicle occupants and conducted an investigation into whether these individuals were responsible for the reported gun shots.
As the investigation progressed, officers located an empty .22 caliber (handgun) magazine in possession of one of the vehicle's occupants. This discovery led to the subsequent location of a .22 caliber handgun within the vehicle's interior, as well as one live round of ammunition in the back seat of the vehicle. Officers also located a "spent shell casing" (a round of ammunition that has already been fired) on the ground near the site of the motor vehicle stop.
Based on these findings, all three of the vehicle occupants were arrested. Their identities are as follows:
1) Danny Cano (27) of Paterson
2) Fransisco Sostre (22) of Paterson
3) Eric Ramirez (28) of Hawthorne
Each of these individuals were charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Ramirez was additionally charged with a statute relating to convicted felons in possession of a weapon. Cano was additionally charged with drug related offenses stemming from evidence recovered during the motor vehicle stop. It was confirmed that no one was injured during the discharge of the firearm and the incident remains under investigation.
The Clifton Police Deparment would like to thank both the Clifton Fire Department and the Passaic County Sheriff's Department "Crime Scene Unit" for their assistance.
As the investigation progressed, officers located an empty .22 caliber (handgun) magazine in possession of one of the vehicle's occupants. This discovery led to the subsequent location of a .22 caliber handgun within the vehicle's interior, as well as one live round of ammunition in the back seat of the vehicle. Officers also located a "spent shell casing" (a round of ammunition that has already been fired) on the ground near the site of the motor vehicle stop.
Based on these findings, all three of the vehicle occupants were arrested. Their identities are as follows:
1) Danny Cano (27) of Paterson
2) Fransisco Sostre (22) of Paterson
3) Eric Ramirez (28) of Hawthorne
Each of these individuals were charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm, Ramirez was additionally charged with a statute relating to convicted felons in possession of a weapon. Cano was additionally charged with drug related offenses stemming from evidence recovered during the motor vehicle stop. It was confirmed that no one was injured during the discharge of the firearm and the incident remains under investigation.
The Clifton Police Deparment would like to thank both the Clifton Fire Department and the Passaic County Sheriff's Department "Crime Scene Unit" for their assistance.
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