A shooting that left a man injured in Paterson last night has police searching for a suspect.
Reports of shots fired sent police to the 300 block of Hamilton Avenue a little after 9 p.m. where officers arrived to find evidence of a shooting but no victim at that location.
Officials at the St. Josephs Hospital contacted Paterson authorities when a man entered the hospital's emergency department suffering an apparent gunshot wound to the chest according to reports.
The male victim reportedly took a taxi to hospital from the scene of the shooting reports said. His injuries were not reported to be life threatening.
The shooting is under investigation but the Paterson Police Department.