A late night shooting that happened in Paterson sent a man to the hospital.
The incident happened in the area of Broadway and East 18th Street shortly before 12:30 a.m. when police responded to reports of shots fired with a man down at that location.
Officers arriving to the scene located the victim who was suffering a non-life threatening injury to the leg.
EMS transported the victim to St. Joseph's Hospital where he was expected to survive.
Police detained a potential suspect in the area of Madison Street and Hamilton Avenue in Passaic.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.