Stevens Origene, 22, was shot and killed in Paterson, New Jersey, on the evening of Thursday, February 18, 2021. Police found a Jeep Cherokee that had crashed into a parked car near 21st Avenue and East 21st Street; Origene was behind the wheel with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the chest. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead less than an hour after the shooting.

About the same time, an 18-year-old man from Paterson arrived at Hackensack University Medical Center by private vehicle with a gunshot wound and was reported in stable condition. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paterson Police Department opened an active investigation and asked the public for information; authorities did not immediately release details about suspects or a motive.

Friends and family mourn Origene’s death, and the case remains unresolved. If anyone has information that could help identify those responsible, please come forward.