Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 9:37 p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to a business in the area of 18th Avenue Paterson, on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival the police located a 21-year-old male Paterson resident who sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment and is in critical, but stable condition.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
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.