PATERSON, NJ – A wheelchair-bound man injured in a previous shooting in Paterson was once again the target of a shooting in the city.
On Sunday, officers with the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street for a reported shooting incident at around 4:50 pm.
Upon their arrival, they located the crime scene, but there were no victims. Police were later told a 35-year-old wheelchair-bound man injured in a previous shooting was shot. He was taken by private means to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey seeking treatment for multiple gunshot wounds.
Witnesses and police reported as many as 7 rounds fired. He was listed in critical condition.
No arrests were made, and no suspects were identified.