Police in Paterson are on the search for a suspect wanted for a broad daylight shooting of a man in the city Thursday afternoon.
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald announce that at approximately 4:16, p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department responded to the area of Carroll Street Paterson on a report of shots fired.
Units arriving at the scene located evidence that a shooting occurred, but they were unable to find a victim.
Authorities said, a short time later, officers were notified that a 26-year-old male Paterson resident arrived at Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in for treatment of multiple non-fatal gunshot wounds.
The investigation remains active and ongoing according to the prosecutor's office.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.