Teen Shot To Death On NJ Sidewalk: Officials

PATERSON, NJ — Officials are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old Paterson resident, whom city police found lying on the sidewalk early Wednesday morning.

Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after 2 a.m. near the area of Market Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office and Paterson Police. Police found the man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound, officials said.

First responders transported him to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, and medical staff pronounced him dead.

Authorities did not list any suspect information or identify the victim in an initial statement, as the investigation is ongoing. More information will be released "when it becomes available," per the prosecutor's office.

Officials ask anyone with more information on the shooting to contact the Passaic Prosecutor's Office via their phone line at 1-877-370-PCPO, by email at tips@passaiccountynj.org, or call Paterson Police detectives at 973-321-1120.