Hackensack Hospital nurse, Nicholas Pagano was found dead on 8 February 2022. He formerly fled his workplace after burning and attacking his co-worker in the break room.
Nicholas Pagano was an American nurse from New Jersey. He was employed at Hackensack hospital but he fled from there in a jeep on Monday.
Authorities were searching Pagano for burning a medical technician and smashing her head with the plumber’s wrench. Although there were no known motives and witnesses, he was wanted.
As of today, even Nicholas’s body has been found in a wooden area of Winslow Township. Let us find out what actually happened between the other staffer’s burning and his demise.
Who Was Nicholas Pagano? Hackensack Hospital Nurse
Hackensack Hospital nurse, Nicholas Pagano who was wanted for an attack on the fellow staff has been found dead.
As per the NY Post, he and the 54-year old co-worker had some arguments. On 7 February 2022, Pagano set her on fire when they were in the break room.
After that, Nicholas fled the scene in a white 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Police were looking for him since then but they eventually found him lifeless in Camden County.
An employee at Hackensack University Medical Center suffered third degree burns after being attacked at work by a colleague. CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports. https://t.co/W5Tl7WLjkj
— FireandAviation TV (@FireandAviation) February 8, 2022
Nurse Nicholas Pagano Ran After Attacking A Staff
Contracted agency nurse Nicholas Pagano, aged 31, ran after attacking a fellow staff of Hackensack Hospital.
He formerly had arguments with her. When she was in the break room, he smashed the head of the co-worker with the plumber’s wrench and then burned her.
Pagano used the culinary torch for setting her on fire. Then, he ran from the scene and the victim was found by other staff of the hospital.
The 54-year-old victim suffered third-degree burns to her upper body and hands. Likewise, she was stitched for the lacerations at her head.
Nicholas Pagano Found Dead: What Happened To Him?
Fugitive Nicholas Pagano was found dead at the wooden area of Winslow Township, Camden County on 8 February 2022.
According to Daily Voice, his death was initially justified as an apparent suicide. He used a stolen gun from his brother’s home to end his life.
The County’s prosecutor, Mark Mussella formerly issued an alert about him. Also, he had circulated a photo of Pagano and his jeep to warn the public.
Further investigation is yet to be done on Nicholas’s case and we will soon update you about it.
Nicholas Pagano, the travel nurse who fled after allegedly attacking a medical technician with a wrench and setting her on fire, has been found deadhttps://t.co/iyi2qwP1je
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 8, 2022
Is Nicholas Pagano Arrested? Charges Revealed
Nicholas Pagano committed suicide before being arrested for attacking his co-worker.
He was wanted for the charges of attempted murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault. Although police found him on 8 February 2022, he was not alive.