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One Dead, Several Injured After Gunfire Erupts in Jersey City

Jersey City

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a shooting that sent multiple people to the hospital and left one dead in Jersey City overnight.

According to preliminary reports, early morning gunfire erupted in the vicinity of Martin Luther King Drive and Warner Avenue just after midnight sending police and EMS to the scene where they found the victims.

At least four people suffered gunshot wounds with one of the victims succumbing at the scene.

The victims were transported to Jersey City Medical Center where doctors treated them for their injuries.

Police are looking for a black male who was last observed wearing all black and a mask when he fled the scene.

The investigation into the shooting remains active and ongoing.

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