Police in Paterson are looking into a shooting that left a male injured on a street in the city overnight.
The close ranged shooting occurred at around 11:25 in the vicinity of 159 Lyon Street where reports of shots fired had police on the scene investigating.
Units arrived at the scene and found the victim suffering a gunshot wound to the hip at that location.
EMS rushed the victim to St. Joseph's Hospital where doctors treated non-life threatening injuries.
One person was detained at the scene, but police have not officially confirmed an arrest.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.