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That made nine people shot since last Sunday, one of whom was killed.
A 27-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were shot – one in the arm, the other in the foot -- near the corner 10th Avenue and East 28th Street shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
An ambulance brought one to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and the ither arrived in a private vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Saturday.
Eight hours later, a 27-year-old man showed up at St. Joe’s with a gunshot wound he apparently received near the corner of Essex and Beach streets, they said.
None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, Valdes and Baycora said.
They didn’t say whether anyone has been charged or identified in the shootings.
ALSO SEE: A Paterson man brought by a private car to the hospital after being shot in the chest died two hours later, authorities said.
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GOTCHA! A Paterson fugitive wanted on an attempted murder charge in Perth Amboy was carrying a Tec 9 handgun when he was captured by a Passaic County sheriff’s officer, authorities said.
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