PATERSON, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Petra Rhoden has been identified as the New Jersey DoorDash driver fatally shot inside a vehicle while out on a delivery Friday night in Paterson, according to reports.
Rhoden, 43, drove off after she was shot in the chest on Rosa Parks Boulevard near her Harrison Street destination around 10:20 p.m. Friday, crashing her car through a fence and into a shed , authorities said.
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Rhoden was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
Rhoden, who previously lived in Englewood and more recently in Paterson, was later pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, reports 13WMAZ.
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald didn’t say in a release about the shooting whether any arrests had been made or suspects identified.
Anyone who might have seen something or has information that could help solve the killing is asked to contact the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at (973) 321-1120 .
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Geo quick facts: Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, making it New Jersey’s third-most-populous city – Wikipedia.