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Jersey City Shooting Injures Man

Jersey City

Police are on the search for a suspect wanted for shooting a man this evening in Jersey City.

EMS rushed the victim to Jersey City Medical Center suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen after police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Bergen Avenue and Orient Place where they found the victim at around 6 p.m.

The suspect is described as a tall black male who was observed wearing dark clothing and a mask when he fired the shot that struck the victim.

The extent of the victim's injuries are reported as serious.

Police are investigating a motive for the shooting.

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