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Overnight Gunfire Kills One Person in Jersey City

Jersey City

Authorities in Hudson County are investigating a shooting that killed a person in Jersey City Friday night.

According to officials, officers responded to reports of shots fired that rang out in the 100 block of Wegman Parkway shortly before 11:30 p.m.

Upon arrival, police found the severely injured unidentified person suffering bullet wounds at that location.

Police say medical personnel pronounced the victim dead a short time later.

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has taken over the investigation into who fired the shots and their motive according to offcials.

There were no other injuries reported.