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A 22-year-old man from Paterson was charged with murder for killing of his own cousin.

Passaic County prosecutors say Darwin Estrada-Cruz was arrested Monday hours after his cousin, 31-year-old Jorge Estrada-Cruz, was found unresponsive in a house on Straight Street and 16th Avenue.

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According to prosecutors, officers from the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area Monday around 2 a.m. on a reported fight. Police found Estrada-Cruz unresponsive inside a basement apartment.

It's unclear how Jorge Estrada-Cruz was killed.

Darwin Estrada-Cruz was charged with first-degree murder which has a sentencing range of 30 years to life imprisonment.

Anyone with additional information about this incident should contact the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO, email tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.