2 dead, 4 wounded in Paterson, N.J. shooting on Mother's Day

Two people are dead and four people were wounded after a shooting Sunday night in Paterson, New Jersey, prosecutors said.

Paterson police responded to the incident just before 8:30 p.m. outside a liquor store at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue. They found six people with gunshot wounds.

The victims were transported to the hospital. A 43-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were pronounced dead. The other four people are stable, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. 

It's not clear what led up to the shooting, and police have not released any information about whether a suspect has been arrested.   

Councilman Alex Mendez was at the scene after the shooting. 

"This city is not safe at all. It's unacceptable," Mendez said. "Every other week, we're getting a shooting." 

Mayor Andre Sayegh called it a "senseless act of gun violence."

"While we have made meaningful progress, with shootings down 60% over the last two years and gun violence victims down 66%, any act of gun violence is one too many," he said. 

The prosecutor's office is asking anyone with additional information to contact the tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO, submit an anonymous tip on the website or contact the Paterson Police Detective Bureau at 973-321-1120.