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Paterson Shooting Spree Continues: Man, Woman Wounded

A woman took a bullet in the leg and a man one in the hand in a burst of gunfire Monday night on a Paterson street.

Uniformed Paterson police officers and investigators work the scene following the shooting on West Broadway near Oxford Street around 6 p.m. Monday, May 22.

Uniformed Paterson police officers and investigators work the scene following the shooting on West Broadway near Oxford Street around 6 p.m. Monday, May 22.

Photo Credit: Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE

Both victims were reported in stable condition at St. Joseph's University Medical Center following the shooting on West Broadway between Matlock Street and Totowa Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. May 22.

Police found the 37-year-old Paterson woman at the scene, responders said.

The 35-year-old East Orange victim was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle, they said.

Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi confirmed the shooting.

They didn't say whether any suspects had been seized or identified.

The shootings were the latest in what's become escalating violence in the Silk City as we head toward Memorial Day weekend.

Two men were shot and killed and several others wounded this past weekend.

SEE: Two Men Shot Dead, Two Wounded At Opposite Ends Of Paterson

Kyle Mazza/UNF News took the photos and contributed to this report.

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