HACKENSACK, N.J. - Officials in New Jersey say a man who was wanted for allegedly setting an employee on fire has been found dead.
Officials says Nicholas Pagano, 31, was a nurse who worked at the Hackensack University Medical Center.
Police say Pagano died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Waterford Township early Tuesday morning.
On Monday at approximately 5:15 a.m., police received a 911 call from the Hackensack University Medical Center with a report of an assault.
Through an investigation, police learned that Pagano allegedly attacked a 54-year-old employee and burned her as well. He also struck the victim with a wrench. Pagano then fled the hospital.
The victim suffered third-degree burns over her upper body, face an hands, as well as a laceration to her head that required stitches.
She was treated in the emergency room at the medical center and subsequently transported to another medical facility for additional treatment.
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