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Flying Bullets Enter Apartment in Paterson, Car Struck by Gunfire

Paterson

Paterson Police are looking into the motive behind a shooting that caused property damage in a section of the city on Monday. 

Late-night gunfire rang out in the vicinity of Madison and Essex streets around 11:05 p.m.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found multiple shell casings after a gunman repeatedly fired rounds in the community before fleeing the scene. 

Police say after officers canvassed the scene, they found shell casings enter the second-floor apartment of a home, but no one inside was struck by bullets. 

According to police, an unoccupied vehicle was also hit by gunfire. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation.

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