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A unidentified gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with police died after being shot this past Thursday afternoon in Paterson.

Dispatch received a call around 4:00pm about a man openly brandishing a firearm.

Video shows the man nervously pacing back and forth on the intersection of Carroll and Harrison while holding a firearm. Several officers called for the man to drop his weapon. At one point it seems as if the suspect raised his gun, at which point police officers fired a barrage of more than 10 gunshots.