New Jersey teen charged with killing 1, injuring 2 in Paterson shooting

A 19-year-old from New Jersey has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Paterson last October that left one person dead and two others injured.

Brayan Caraballo was arrested in Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition to New Jersey, the Passaic County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday.

Caraballo is charged with the murder of Jerrell Wright, 23, of Riverside, on Oct. 3, 2023, in Paterson, about 12 miles west of Central Park.

Police were called to the scene around 3:45 p.m. on the day of the shooting, according to authorities. By the time police arrived, Caraballo had fled.

Wright was suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest and was transported to St. Joseph University Medical Center.

Two injured victims, Shaheem Clark, 19, and Charles Obee, 57, survived the shooting.

Investigators have not said what information led them to Caraballo or where in Pennsylvania he was arrested. He was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and two second-degree weapons offenses.

A 16-year-old boy was also previously arrested in connection with the same shooting. He has not been publicly identified due to his age.

He was also charged with murder, attempted murder and conspiracy, according to prosecutors. The teenager remains detained pending legal proceedings.