1 dead, another injured in overnight shooting, cops say

A shooting in Paterson early Tuesday morning left one man dead and another seriously injured, officials said.
The shooting happened shortly before 4 a.m. near the intersection of Godwin Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.
Officers responding to the scene found ballistics evidence, but did not located any suspects or victims, authorities said.
A car accident was then reported in front of St. Joseph‘s University Hospital. One of the car’s occupants, a 27-year-old man from Paterson, admitted himself to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, prosecutors said.
A 21-year-old man from Staten Island was found in the car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead, officials said.
No arrests have been made. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is asking anyone with information to call its tip line at 1-877-370-PCPO or send an email to [email protected].
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