GUNFIRE ERUPTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN PATERSON KILLING ONE AND INJURING ANOTHER
" A 19-Year-Old Man Dead & A 29-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Struck By Gunfire Wednesday On Rosa Parks Boulevard In Paterson."
Thursday, August 24, 2023, 11:45 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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PATERSON, NJ.- Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes reported that Detectives are continuing their investigation into Yesterday Afternoon's Shooting that claimed the Life of a 19-Year-Old Paterson, New Jersey man and has left a 29-Year-Old Paterson man Hospitalized.
On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 3:18 p.m., Members of The Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Putnam Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard in Paterson on a report of Shots Fired. While responding to the location, Police Officers were notified that a 19-Year-Old Paterson man had arrived at Saint Joseph's University Medical Center suffering from a Gunshot Wound to his Abdomen.
Within minutes, Paterson Police Officers were notified that another 29-Year-Old Paterson man had arrived at Saint Joseph's University Medical Center seeking treatment for a Gunshot Wound to his Leg. The 19-Year-Old man succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased a short time later. The 29-Year-Old man remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time. More information may become available once released by authorities.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or you can contact The Paterson Police Department's Detective Bureau at (973) 321-1120.
FILED UNDER AUGUST 24, 2023: LAW, PASSAIC: