A 21-year-old male victim suffering multiple gunshot wounds was rushed to St. Josephs Hospital after gunfire erupted in a neighborhood in Paterson early this morning.
Police responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the area of East 22nd Street and 12h Ave at around 2 a.m.
Officers arriving to the scene located the victim who was laying on the ground suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
After officers secured the scene, the victim was handed over to EMS for the transport to the hospital.
Residents in the immediate area said they were awaken to more than a half dozen shots before authorities arrived to the scene.
There were no reports of arrests.