Police set up a crime scene in the Harrison Street where they searched for evidence to support the motive for a shooting that occurred in Paterson overnight.
Officials at St. Joseph's Hospital contacted police when a male victim entered the hospital's emergency room suffering a gunshot wound at around midnight.
The victim told police that he suffered the gunshot injury on Harrison Street shortly before going into the hospital according to preliminary reports.
The victim's injuries were not reported as life-threatening.
The investigation is active, ongoing, and conducted by the Paterson Police Department.