Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Deputy Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora announce that at approximately 4:40 p.m. on today, members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of East 24th Street and 17th Avenue in Paterson on a reported shooting.
Upon arrival police located a 24-year-old male Paterson resident in the driver’s seat of a crashed motor vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victim was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will be released once it becomes available.
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.