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Gunfire Strikes Two Victims in Paterson

Paterson

Passaic County authorities announced that at approximately 4:23 p.m. on December 28, members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of Carroll Street and Governor Street in Paterson on a report of shots fired.

Upon arrival members of the Paterson Police Department located evidence of a crime scene but were unable to locate a victim.

A short time later members of the Paterson Police Department were advised that a 22-year-old and 28-year-old male Paterson residents arrived at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson seeking treatment of non-fatal gunshot wounds. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact them on their tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.

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