Joseph Ocasio, 29, of Irvington, was sentenced to life in prison plus 45 years for the murder of a man in a Bloomfield store in 2022, Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said Monday.
On April 25, Ocasio was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Assistant Prosecutors Michele Miller and Melanie Laprade proved that on April 10, 2022, Ocasio entered Nitty Sons Variety Store in Bloomfield and fatally shot Christian Perez, 23 of East Orange…