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16-year-old Paterson boy shot in the leg in Auburn Street shooting

By Jayed Rahman
Published: December 17, 2016

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A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg in a shooting on Auburn Street on Friday evening, according to police.

Police said the boy sustained a gunshot wound to the leg at about 6:15 p.m. on Auburn Street near Broadway. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center for treatment. He is in stable condition, said police.

Auburn Street is a known drug area frequented by both addicts and drug dealers at all hours of the day.

Police director Jerry Speziale expressed confidence in the Ceasefire Unit to find those responsible and deliver “swift and decisive justice.”

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact detective Rolando Polio or Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office detective Michael Boone of the Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.


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