A 22-year old man was shot on Williamsburg Lane on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
At approximately 2:40 Wednesday afternoon, Lakewood Police Department responded to Williamsburg Lane after receiving a call regarding a shooting, Sgt. Greg Staffordsmith said today.
The caller advised that they observed a small group of men in the area and then heard several gunshots.
As officers were responding to the scene, police dispatchers received a call from a woman who advised she was driving a 22-year-old gunshot victim to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus. Several Officers diverted to meet them.
Upon arrival officers reported that the gunshot victim had been shot several times and aided him and getting medical attention from emergency room personnel.
The victim is stable but was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center, Staffordsmith said.
The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 25 years of age, 5-foot-6, around 170 lbs.He has medium length dread locks and was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants and white sneakers.
He was last seen driving east on Kennedy Boulevard in a white Infiniti, Staffordsmith said.