A SHOOTING OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF 23rd STREET AND 8th AVENUE IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
" A 41-Year-Old Paterson, New Jersey Man Was Struck By Gunfire At 11:09 P.M. Saturday, August 7, 2021."
August 8, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Sunday, August 8, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 11:09 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021, Members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of East 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, police located a potential crime scene and a 41- year-old male Paterson, New Jersey resident who sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey for treatment.
Based upon the initial investigation, it was determined that the victim was accosted by two unidentified actors inside a residential building in the area of East 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in Paterson when he was shot.
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.
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