There were 22 altogether at this point last year.
There was no word on any arrests, possible suspects or suspected motive following the 1:16 a.m. Oct. 12 shooting in the 4th Ward area of Summer Street and Hamilton Avenue.
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi also didn’t say why they weren’t identifying the victim.
An investigation was continuing, they said.
Open-air drug markets have returned to the neighborhood after a two-year lull that's been attributed to new construction.
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