The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has been notified of a shooting in Paterson Sunday morning.
Officials at St. Joseph's Medical Center notified police when a male victim entered the emergency room suffering a gunshot wound around 2 a.m.
The victim reported to authorities that he was struck by gunfire in the 70's block of Market Street before arriving at the hospital.
Police located shell casings on Market Street and believed that the shooting did occur in that section of Paterson.
The motive for the shooting has not been determined at this time.