By Associated Press - Wednesday, April 15, 2020

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - A street shooting in a northern New Jersey community has left one man dead and another wounded, authorities said.

Paterson police found both victims when they responded to reports of shots fired shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The two men - Tamir Blackwood, 27, and a 26-year-old man, both of Paterson - were taken to a hospital where Blackwood was pronounced dead a short time later. The other victim was listed in stable condition, but further details on his injuries were not disclosed.



A motive for the shooting remains under investigation. It wasn’t clear if either man was targeted by the shooter, authorities said.

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