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Update: Jersey City Shooting Injures 15-Year-Old in Taxi Cab

Jersey City New Jersey

A 15-year-old Jersey City teen in a taxi cab was injured after shots rang out last night, according to a police report.

Shortly before midnight  a taxi cab occupied by a teen, 15, and his 25-year-old brother when a group of people was seen running as shots were fired.

Right after the fired shots, the 25-year-old passenger noticed his brother had been struck.

The 15-year-old teen was transported to Jersey City Medical Center - Barnabas Health by the taxi cab.

The victim's injuries are reported as non-life threatening.

No other injuries were immediately reported.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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