New York Adult Entertainment: Edelmiro Gonzalez kills son, shoots family in Paterson
At one point, a woman arrived at a police roadblock near East 18th Street distraught and crying before being quickly escorted away.
Bystanders stood behind yellow crime scene tape sharing rumors about the killings as investigators marked the spots where evidence had been found.
For many interviewed, the sight of police cars and bloody pavement has become common in a neighborhood they said is overwhelmed with violence.
In January 2007, Paterson Police Officer Tyron Franklin was shot and killed during a robbery at a fried chicken store next to where the Gonzalez children were shot.
A prostitute was recently stabbed a block west of Saturday’s shootings and a taxi driver was shot in the area last year, said a man living in the area who asked not to be indentified.