Crime & Safety

Authorities Investigating Homicide Of Fair Lawn Gas Station Attendant

Ruskin Magamedov, 57, was shot at 1st Ave Gas in Paterson Monday night.

FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Authorities are investigating the homicide of a Fair Lawn man who was shot and killed while working at a gas station in Paterson Monday night.

At about 6 p.m. Monday, Ruskin Magamedov, 57, was shot at 1st Ave Gas at 81 1st Avenue, near the Fair Lawn border near Route 20, in Paterson, said Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.

Magamedov, 57, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center a short time later, Valdes said.

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Authorities are investigating the homicide.

The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office asks anyone with information about the homicide to call or email its tips line at 877-370-PCPO or tips@passiccountynj.org.

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