Paterson Police searched the area of North 6th and Clinton streets for a crime scene after a shooting victim entered a city hospital overnight.
Officials at the St. Josephs Hospital contacted authorities when the male victim entered the hospital before 4 a.m. suffering a gunshot wound to the leg.
The victim reported to police that he was shot shortly before arriving at the hospital in the North 6th Street area.
The victim's injuries were not reported as life threatening.
Paterson Police are investigating the motive for the shooting.