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Police Apprehend Suspect After Shots Fired Incident near Paterson High School

Paterson

A shooting that occurred near a Paterson high school had police on the scene where they took one person into custody.

The incident happened just outside the East Side High School located in the 100 block of Park Avenue just before 8 p.m. where police responded to numerous calls of shots fired near to the high school.

According to reports, police responded to reports of an unruly crowd that was outside of the high school attempting to attend a basketball game when they heard gunfire, then saw the suspect running from the scene.

Police captured the suspect in the 400 block of Market Street after a brief foot pursuit.

There were no injuries reported.

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