Violent early morning gunfire erupted in Paterson fatally wounding one and sending another to the hospital in critical condition.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Temple and North 6th Street around 3:30 a.m. where they found the the first victim struck by gunfire multiple times. EMS rushed the victim to St. Joseph's Hospital where the victim succumbed to the injury.
A brief search of the area had police finding another victim suffering gunshot wounds in the 60's block of North 6th Street. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital where the male victim was said to be in critical condition. Police reportedly recovered more than 15 shell casings at the scene.
UPDATE: 6:20 a.m. Reports of shots fired in the 400 block of 9th Ave. had police recovering at least one shell casing. No injuries reported.
The shootings are being investigated by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.
The suspects are still at-large.