Most Wanted
- Sex: Male
- Race: Black
- Age: 24-29
- Height: 5'10
- Weight: 140-160 lbs
- Build: Thin
- Hair: ?
- Eyes: Dark
- Complexion: Dark-Bad skin
On Sunday, January, 7 2007 at 1:15 AM, the suspect shot and killed an off duty Paterson police officer during a robbery. The incident occured in Broadway Chicken, located at 462 Broadway. The subject fled West on Broadway towards East 18th St and made a right turn.
Paterson police released a composite sketch Tuesday of the man believed to have fatally shot Officer Tyron Franklin during a botched robbery inside a storefront restaurant.
The suspect was described as a black male, age 24 to 29, 5-foot-10 and between 140 and 160 pounds with pockmarked skin, wearing a black knit cap, hooded gray sweatshirt, jeans and beige boots.
Police described the gunman's getaway vehicle as a bluish-green Dodge or Chrysler van of 1998-2002 vintage, seen near the site of the shooting.
There is a $60,000 reward for information leading to the killer's arrest and conviction.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120 or the Passaic County Sheriff's Department tip line at 888-958-TIPS (8477).
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