PATERSON, NJ – Shell casing littered the street after one man was shot early Friday morning in Paterson. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 3:12 a.m. on April 22, 2022, members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of 16th Avenue and Carroll Street in Paterson, New Jersey after a report of shots fired.
“Upon arrival, police located a potential crime scene but did not locate a victim. A short time later, members of the Paterson Police Department located a 29- year-old male Paterson resident who had sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound,” police said. “The victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey for treatment.”
Police did not release any further information regarding this shooting.