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Another person, 21, was struck in the leg and wounded but expected to survive the 3:30 p.m. shooting on Temple Street above Circle Avenue.
The other victim, 24, was struck several times and died less than a half-hour later, responders said.
Forty-five or so minutes after that, two other Paterson men -- one 30, the other 32 -- were shot near the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Governor Street.
Both victims in that shooting were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds that weren't considered life-threatening, responders said.
SEE: Authorities arrested a Paterson ex-con on attempted murder charges for firing at a group of people, hitting two of them, authorities said.
The incidents bring the total to 20 shootings in Paterson over the course of 2019's first 14-plus weeks -- one every five days, on average.
It was the city's second homicide this year, following a stabbing death in February.
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes asked that anyone who might have seen something or who has information that could help the investigation of either shooting contact her office’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or call the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit: (973) 321-1342.
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