Police recovered multiple shell casings after gunfire rang out in a neighborhood in Jersey City overnight.
Officials at the Jersey City Medical Center contacted police when the victim entered the hospital's emergency department suffering a gunshot injury to the foot according to reports.
The victim made a statement to police that he suffered his injury shortly before arriving at the hospital in the area of Belmont Avenue and Monticello reports said.
A crime scene was established in the area, and an investigation is underway to find a motive for the shooting.