28-year-old man fatally shot outside Buddy's Place bar in New Jersey

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Thursday, December 13, 2018
28-year-old man fatally shot outside Buddy's Place bar in New Jersey
One person was killed in a late-night shooting at a bar in New Jersey.

BOGOTA, New Jersey (WABC) -- One person was killed in a late-night shooting at a bar in New Jersey.

It happened outside Buddy's Place on East Ford Lee Road in Bogota at approximately 1:43 a.m.

Officers from the Bogota, Teaneck and Ridgefield Park responded to the scene, where they found a 28-year-old man on the front lawn of a nearby house suffering from a single gunshot wound.

The victim, later identified as Dakota Johnson, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspects fled the scene, but police announced Thursday that Talek Lawson and Justin Dula, both of Englewood, were arrested.

Lawson is charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon, while Dula is charged with aggravated assault.

The investigation is ongoing.

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