Michael Richardson, 33, was killed in the afternoon of December 16, 2020, in the BP gas station parking lot at Broadway and Summer Street in Paterson, New Jersey. He was found with apparent gunshot wounds and taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators say he had been involved in a verbal altercation with two people that escalated; both reportedly opened fire and struck Richardson multiple times.

Two days later an 18-year-old, D’Andre Ruff of Paterson, was arrested after a brief foot chase and found in possession of a handgun with a high-capacity magazine and heroin; he was charged with murder and multiple weapons and drug offenses. A 22-year-old, Keyron Greene, fled with Ruff and was found armed; Greene faced weapons, receiving stolen property, obstruction, and resisting arrest charges but was not charged in Richardson’s killing.

At the time of his death Richardson was wanted on a murder warrant in the July fatal shooting of James Timmons and had prior convictions including a home invasion and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If anyone has information about the December 16 shooting or the events leading up to it, please share what is known.