Passaic County authorities reported that at approximately 5:06 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Broadway and Carroll Street on a report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, police located a potential crime scene and a 31-year-old male Paterson resident who had sustained a non-fatal gunshot wound.
Police say the victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the victim was in the first-floor lobby of a multi-family building when he was shot.
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.