A man after walking to a corner store bought cigarettes, and after exiting the store, a black male approached him, pointed a pistol, and asked the man for everything he had, when the man said he had nothing, the gun wielding male shot him.
The incident unfolded Sunday afternoon at around 12:30pm near Governor and Carroll streets.
Police were called after the gunshot was fired, and upon arrival they found a man bleeding on the steps of a local home; the man was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.
Paterson Police are asking anyone with information related to this shooting to call 973-321-1342.