3 hurt by early morning gunfire in Paterson
admin | Sep 06, 2011 | Comments 0
PATERSON — Paterson police responded to two shooting incidents early Sunday morning that left a man and two women with non-life-threatening leg wounds.
Police say they responded at 1:06 a.m. to gunfire at 16th Avenue and Carroll Street and found a 20-year old woman who was shot in the right shin.
About two hours later, shots were fired in the area of Governor Street and Carroll and police found there a 27-year-old woman from Prospect Park who was wounded in her left leg.
The woman said she was with a friend and heard what she believed were multiple gun shots and realized she was struck, according to a police report.
A 23-year-old man who police suspect was wounded in that same incident had a gunshot wound in his left thigh.
All three were in stable condition Sunday at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, police said.
The shootings were being investigated by the city’s “Cease Fire” unit.
Anyone with information should call 973-321-1342.
