9 People Killed During Deadly Memorial Day Weekend In NJ

Nine people were killed in a deadly series of tragedies that took place in New Jersey on Memorial Day weekend from Friday through Monday, according to authorities.

Four of the incidents were fatal shootings, including a violent club shooting in Paterson that also left five wounded. Another incident in Trenton involved a woman who reportedly screamed as she was stabbed to death.

And a traditional Memorial Day weekend event turned tragic when a member of the U.S. Navy's elite parachute team, the Leap Frogs, was killed Sunday when his parachute malfunctioned. He landed in the Hudson River during a Fleet Week aerial demonstration at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, according to the U.S. Navy.

In another tragic event, Summit Police officer Matthew Tarentino has been identified as the victim killed in the fatal accident on Interstate 78 eastbound in Bernards Township Tuesday morning, Summit officials announced. Tarentino, 29, married with two children, was on his way to work in Summit when a westbound car crossed over the Interstate 78 median and struck him and another eastbound car at 6:20 a.m. Read more here...

Here is what happened in each incident during Memorial Day weekend:

• The Navy SEAL who was killed in a parachute accident on Sunday in New Jersey has been identified. Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Remington Peters, 27, of Colorado was identified as the Jersey City victim, according to a statement from Peters’ family released by the U.S. Navy. Read more here...
• One person died and five others were wounded after being shot in a North Jersey club early Sunday morning, police said. Responding officers found multiple people in the parking lot and inside the Paterson club shot, according to authorities. An ambulance took four of the victims to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center's emergency room; one of them was pronounced dead at the hospital, Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The victim's identity was not released because the family has not been notified. Read more here....
• Two people were killed this weekend in a head-on crash on a N.J. highway, police said. George Delvalle, 44, of Bridgeton, who was driving a Ford F150; and Hepafrodito Camposeco-Abarca, 30, of Vineland, who was driving a Volkswagen, were killed in the Saturday crash on Route 56 in Pittsgrove, according to the State Police. Read more here...
• An Old Bridge man died Friday after he was attacked while walking his dog, according to police. Read more here..
• A man was shot and killed at the the 200 block of Littleton Avenue in Newark at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in Newark. Officers arrived to find a male victim suffering a gunshot wound to the back, according to reports. Read more here...
• Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sunday in Newark, in the area of 15th and Fairmount avenues. According to authorities, officers discovered that a male was suffering a gunshot injury to the back. The victim, Rajee Montgomery, 22, of Newark, was pronounced dead soon after. Read more here...
• Authorities are investigating a homicide that occurred in Irvington on Saturday. Authorities said the incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. sending Irvington police officers to the 400 block of Grove Street after they received reports of shots fired. Arriving officers located an unresponsive male suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, authorities said. Read more here...
• A New Jersey woman screamed for help while she was stabbed to death in Trenton on Sunday. Brenda Garzio, 48, of Hamilton, became Trenton’s eighth homicide victim of 2017 late Sunday night. Read more here...

Photo of Paterson shooting scene courtesy of RLS Media