2 killed, 3 injured in overnight July 4 Paterson shooting

Several evidence markers located at the crime scene. Several police officers converged on the scene including crime scene investigators. Mass shooting at the intersection of Jersey Street and Oliver Street in Paterson, New Jersey, United States on July 5, 2023.
Several evidence markers located at the crime scene. Several police officers converged on the scene including crime scene investigators. Mass shooting at the intersection of Jersey Street and Oliver Street in Paterson, New Jersey, United States on July 5, 2023. Photo credit Kyle Mazza / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

PATERSON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A man and a teenage boy were fatally shot and three other men were injured overnight after Independence Day in Paterson, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The shooting took place near the intersection of Jersey Street and Oliver Street around 2:39 a.m., July 5, police said.

A 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were pronounced dead after EMS brought them to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center.

A 24-year-old man and a 19-year-old man each arrived at the same hospital by their own means with gunshot wounds. Another 19-year-old man arrived at the Hackensack University Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

An investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and police have not yet made any arrests.

The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is asking anyone with information on the shooting to call 1-877-370-PCPO or send an email to tips@passaiccountynj.org.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Kyle Mazza / SOPA Images/Sipa USA