Responding officers found the victims at the corner of Clinton Avenue and North 6th Street around 8 p.m. Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint statement.
The younger man, 36, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center a short time later, they said.
A 56-year-old man was reported in stable condition.
Valdes and Baycoar didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.
Police at the scene said they were looking for a black Honda Odyssey with tinted windows.
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