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Six people shot in early morning shootings in Paterson | Paterson Times

Six people shot in early morning shootings in Paterson

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Six people were injured in three separate shootings early Saturday morning, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Authorities said five men and a woman were struck by gunfire in a violent 1-hour and 16-minute span in Paterson.

First shooting took place on Summer Street and Godwin Avenue at around 3:50 a.m. Police arrived at the scene on report of a shooting and located three victims, a 26-year-old woman, a 43-year-old man, and a 29-year-old man, all Paterson residents.

Police said the victims sustained non-fatal gunshot wounds and were rushed to St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Second shooting happened at 67 Carroll Street, .2-mile from the first shooting scene, at around 4:44 a.m. Police were investigating a shooting that took place earlier on Summer Street and Godwin Avenue, when officers heard gunfire nearby.

A 23-year-old Paterson man suffering from a non-fatal gunshot wound was located and taken to hospital, authorities said.

Third shooting took place on 12th Avenue and East 23rd Street, almost a mile away from the first shooting, at around 5:06 a.m. Police were advised two victims, a 34-year-old Paterson man and a 25-year-old Garfield man, arrived at St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, seeking treatment for non-fatal gunshot wounds.

The shooting investigations remains active and ongoing, authorities said. Anyone with information is being asked to call the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit at 973-321-1342.

  • John

    Paterson needs a real Guiliani style mayor, not a mayor who is probably a nice guy but will never understand what Americas solutions are. This is imbreeded in your culture and upbringing, something this mayor and.all other previous mayors have lacked in.

    • Uck f. Is£am

      Amen.

    • Unc

      Graves

  • Uck f. Is£am

    It's like a mini Chicago when the heat's turned up..

    Keep clear of the windows tonight.

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