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Paterson's Lyon Street Shooting Under Investigation

Paterson

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.