Boy, 16, Shot In Paterson

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest before dawn on Paterson’s north side, authorities confirmed.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in Paterson.
Photo Credit: *Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit (FILE PHOTO)*

10/01/2022 11:19 a.m.

The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center after police found him on North 5th Street near Haledon Avenue at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro said in a joint announcement.

The brief announcement didn’t specify his condition.

Nor did it say under what circumstances he was shot or whether any suspects had been arrested, identified or involved -- only that an investigation was continuing.

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