SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 SUNDAY NIGHT SHOOTING OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF MERCER AND KEEN STREETS IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY
" A Sunday Night Shooting In The Area Of Mercer & Keen Streets Leaves A Paterson Teen Injured."
September 27, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Monday, September 27, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announced that on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at approximately 9:19 p.m., Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Mercer Street and Keen Street in Paterson, New Jersey on a report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a potential crime scene, but were unable to locate a victim.
A short time later, Members of The Paterson Police Department were notified that a 16-Year-old Juvenile arrived at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center seeking treatment for a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Based on the initial investigation, it was determined that the victim was struck by gunfire while walking in the area of Mercer Street and Keen Street when multiple unknown actors began shooting.
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 The Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.
FILED UNDER SEPTEMBER 27, 2021: LAW, PASSAIC: