A transit union leader killed in a North Bergen shooting on Father’s Day is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated advocate and friend.
Manuel A. Colon, 61, was killed on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street in North Bergen on Sunday, June 21, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello.
Authorities identified Luciano Vargas, 59, as a person of interest in the shooting. Police responded to Vargas’ home in Wayne, where he barricaded himself inside, Mello said. The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team responded and Vargas was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound…