SHOOTING IN THE AREA OF JEFFERSON STREET AND NORTH MAIN STREET IN PATERSON NEW JERSEY
" A 15-Year-Old & A 16-Year-Old Were Injured In A Tuesday Late Night Shooting In Paterson, New Jersey."
August 18, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Jefferson Street and North Main Street in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a 15-year-old juvenile and a 16-year-old juvenile who each sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. The victims were immediately transported to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. A potential crime scene was subsequently located in the area.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information may become available once it is released by authorities.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact them on their tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.
FILED UNDER AUGUST 18, 2021: LAW, PASSAIC: