Authorities reported that at approximately 2:51 a.m., Paterson Police were dispatched to the area of Prospect Street and Market Street on a report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, police located a crime scene, but no victim was found.
Members of the Paterson Police Department were later advised that a 36-year-old male Haskell resident had arrived at Saint Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne via private vehicle seeking treatment for a non-fatal gunshot wound.
The victim was transferred to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.