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NJ nurse wanted for allegedly setting co-worker on fire in hospital found dead

By
Joshua Rhett Miller
Published Feb. 8, 2022
Updated Feb. 8, 2022, 12:34 p.m. ET
The attack took place Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center.
The attack took place Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A New Jersey nurse wanted for allegedly attacking a co-worker with a wrench and setting her on fire at a hospital was found dead early Tuesday, according to a report.

Pagano has worked at the hospital since mid-November.
Pagano had worked at the hospital since mid-November. Bergen County Prosecutor's Offic

Nicholas Pagano, a 31-year-old contracted nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center, was found dead from an apparent suicide in Winslow Township, law enforcement sources told NBC New York.

Investigators believe Pagano used a gun stolen from his brother’s home to kill himself, according to the report. 

He was wanted for allegedly burning a 54-year-old co-worker and hitting her with a wrench in a break room early Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

Pagano attacked the woman with what appeared to be a culinary torch, sources told NBC New York.

The victim had third-degree burns to her upper body, face and hands, as well as a cut to her head that required stitches, Musella said.

She was initially treated at the hospital before being moved to another facility, Musella said. She was in critical but stable condition Tuesday with severe burns to her face, upper body and hands, sources told NBC New York.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family,” hospital spokesman Ben Goldstein told NJ.com. “Hackensack Meridian Health strongly condemns any act of violence.”

1998 white Jeep Grand Cherokee
Pagano was believed to be driving a 1998 white Jeep Grand Cherokee. Mazur, Dmitriy

Pagano was being sought by cops on attempted murder and aggravated arson charges in connection to the attack, Musella said.

Pagano, of West Deptford, was not a hospital employee, but had worked at Hackensack University Medical Center as a contracted nurse since mid-November, WPVI reported.

He cleared a background check at Hackensack University Medical Center prior to being hired, according to NBC New York.

No one witnessed the alleged attack and a possible motive was unclear, a hospital spokesman told NJ.com. The facility ramped up security following the attack Monday.

Musella previously said Pagano was believed to be driving a 1998 white Jeep Grand Cherokee with black roof racks and New Jersey license plate S57NJH. He was believed to be armed and dangerous, the prosecutor said.