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BREAKING: Man Shot Dead in Jersey City Store

Jersey City

Detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office are on the scene of a shooting with a man dead in a section of Jersey City. 

A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 11:50 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the 600 block of Communipaw Avenue. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man inside a restaurant suffering a bullet wound in his head at that location. 

Medical personnel pronounced the unidentified man dead at the scene. 

Police say the suspect is reportedly a black male who wore a light-colored jacket, black hat and fled the scene towards Route 440. The suspects were last seen in Newark's South Ward. 

There were no other injuries reported. 

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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