BCPO: Quick Release: Homicide Investigation In Lodi, NJ

Fort Lee NJ

09 March, 2022

4:13 PM

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Press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office: Maureen Parenta 2022-03-08 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information: The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Lodi Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred at 9 Victor Street in Lodi on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.  At 4:31 p.m., the Lodi Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting that shots had been fired at that address.  Responding officers found the 26-year-old victim, John Anthony DeLeon of Paterson, NJ, with multiple gunshot wounds.   He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. An investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Lodi Police Department under the direction of Chief Donald Scorzetti.  No further information will be released at this time. This press release was produced by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The views expressed here are the author's own.