A child and three other people were shot in Paterson, New Jersey, on Saturday, a source familiar with the investigation told CBS News New York.<\/p>\n
According to that source, one of the victims is only 12 years old.<\/p>\n
1 dead, 3 hurt in Paterson shooting, council member says<\/p>\n
Cellphone video shows the terrifying moments after shots rang out on the corner of East 29th Street and 10th Avenue just after 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
“This came in late in the afternoon, a shooting happened here,” Paterson Council Member Luis Velez said. “Four victims. I believe one deceased and the remaining are at the hospital taking treatment.”<\/p>\n
He added, “I cannot say that anybody was targeted.” <\/p>\n
A source familiar with the investigation says the 12-year-old boy who was shot survived.<\/p>\n
The Passaic County prosecutor’s office is investigating, but has not yet released details on the shooting.<\/p>\n
Investigators have said very little about what happened or what the motive was.<\/p>\n
Witness describes shooting<\/p>\n
Just around the corner, a group of young people celebrating a birthday heard the gunshots.<\/p>\n
“We all went to my porch to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me since it’s my birthday,” said a girl who did not wish to be identified. “As soon as we finished singing, we had heard probably like 12 gunshots, and at the time, everybody got scared. They ducked a little bit.”<\/p>\n
She said she and her friends took cover.<\/p>\n
“I just went inside. I was scared. I didn’t know what was happening,” she said. “It was scary to witness.”<\/p>\n
She said another friend was going to a nearby bodega when the shooting happened.<\/p>\n
“He went running back, but he had saw two people come out of a car and then shoot, but it was like an automatic gun,” she said.<\/p>\n
Stay with CBS News New York for the latest on this developing story.<\/p>\n
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