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PATERSON — An afternoon robbery in which four men openly brandished guns in the city's downtown business district on Friday was captured in a video that circulated on social media over the weekend, stunning residents.
Community leaders said the brazenness of the crime — which took place two blocks from the Passaic County Courthouse — seemed unprecedented.
Just after 1:52 p.m., the four gunmen double-parked their silver SUV on Main Street, near the busy intersection with Grand Street, as if they were simply running a quick errand, the video showed. One by one, they hopped out of the vehicle, wearing masks and dressed almost all in black, as a pedestrian and passing motorists continued on their way.