A ShotSpotter activation alerted police of multiple gunshots in the vicinity of Warner and Ocean avenues at approximately 8 p.m.
When police arrived at the scene, they found about several shell casings on the ground, but a further search of the area indicated no victims.
Police say officials at Jersey City Medical Center alert them that a male entered the hospital suffering a non-life threatening bullet wound at around 8:10 p.m.
The incident remains under investigation.