🚨Shots were fired around noon near the Ramada Inn in Fairfield

🚨The Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirms one person was shot dead

🚨The hotel is across the Passaic River from the Willowbrook Mall


FAIRFIELD — At least one person is dead and another injured in an apparent shooting incident at an Essex County hotel.

Chief Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly and Fairfield police said shots were fired on Two Bridges Road in Fairfield sending one person to a hospital where they required surgery.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sahariar, 28, of Fairfield. The identity of the second victim was not disclosed.

Fairfield police said there is no active shooter in the area. Fennelly did not disclose the circumstances of the shooting.

Photos posted by RLS Metro Breaking News show a heavy police presence at the Ramada Inn on Two Bridges Road just off Route 46 on the border with Wayne.

Map shows 2 Bridges Road and the area around the Ramada Inn of Fairfield
Map shows 2 Bridges Road and the area around the Ramada Inn of Fairfield (Canva)
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Heavy retail, hotel area

The Ramada shares a parking lot with the Jose Tejas restaurant.

The area is heavily retail with several hotels and a Target nearby. The Willowbrook Mall is the other side of the Passaic River.

Police at the Ramada Inn of Fairfield 10/4/24
Police at the Ramada Inn of Fairfield 10/4/24 (RLS Metro Breaking News)
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