PATERSON — Three people were wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday night, police said.

Two women and a man were standing at the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Putnam Street, congregating with other people around 8:30 p.m., said Lt. Patrick Murray of the city’s Cease-Fire unit.

A car heading north on Rosa Parks Boulevard pulled up, stopped, and a person from the back-seat fired several shots, Murray said. The car then turned and fled down Putnam Street toward River Street, Murray said.

Patrol units responded to the intersection within minutes and found the three victims with non-life threatening injuries. The 25-year-old man was shot in the foot, a 24-year-old woman was grazed in the buttocks, and a 32-year-old woman was shot in both legs, Murray said. The three were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where they were treated and later released, authorities said.

Paterson detectives are currently canvassing the area for witnesses – and looking for camera footage of the incident, Murray said.

Based on descriptions, police believe the car could have been a white, four-door sedan.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Case-Fire unit at (973) 321-1342.

In the last six months, there have been a string of shootings along roughly a mile-long stretch of Rosa Parks Boulevard, including a police officer shooting and the killing of a suspected home-invasion robber in January.

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