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Gunfire Strikes Several Victims in Jersey City Neighborhood

Jersey City

 

Nino By: Tracie Carter 

The Cease Fire Unit is investigating a shooting that injured several individuals in a Jersey City neighborhood Wednesday morning. 

According to preliminary reports, police were dispatched to reports of shots fired in the 700 block of Ocean Avenue around 1 a.m. 

When cops arrived at the scene, they found a male victim suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. 

While Cease Fire detectives searched the area, Jersey City Medical Center officials notified police when two additional victims entered the emergency room. 

Police believe the walk-in gunshot victim was injured at the Ocean Avenue shooting scene. 

None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, and no arrests have been reported. 

The motive for the shooting is under investigation. 

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