Midday Sunday Paterson shooting leaves 19-year-old man dead, woman injured

Albina Sportelli, NorthJersey.com
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PATERSON — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed in the area of Highland Street and Park Place shortly after noon on Sunday, said the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.

The unidentified man was transported to St. Joseph's University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police responded to Highland Street and Park Place on a report of shots fired on Oct. 1, 2023.
Police responded to Highland Street and Park Place on a report of shots fired on Oct. 1, 2023.

A second victim, a 42-year-old woman, who was also not identified by police, sustained a "non-life-threatening" gunshot wound and was transported to the same hospital for treatment, according to a release from the Prosecutor's Office.

Officers responded to the area at 12:28 p.m. on a report of a shooting. There they located the two victims.

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The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact its tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.

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