Robert Covington, a 45-year-old Black man and lifelong Paterson resident known to some as Black Rob, was shot on March 9, 2020, at about 9:14 p.m. Police found him near the sidewalk at the intersection of Governor and Carroll streets with apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:49 p.m.

His death was the third homicide in Paterson that year. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Paterson Police Detective Bureau opened an investigation and have asked the public for information. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information that could help with the investigation, please share what was seen or heard.