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ShotSpotter Activation Alerts Police to Gunfire in Paterson

Paterson

There is an active and ongoing investigation into a shots fired incident that occurred in a Paterson neighborhood overnight.

According to police, gunfire rang out in the 700 block of East 27th Street at approximately 3 a.m. sending police officers to the scene where they thoroughly canvassed the area and found evidence that a shooting occurred but officers were not able to locate a victim at that location.

Police investigating at the scene discovered about three shell casings according to officials.

The motive for the shooting is under investigation and the suspect remains at-large.

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