A shooting this afternoon in the area of Cummunipaw Avenue at Bergen Avenue has EMS transporting a 1-year-old child to Jersey City Medical Center suffering non-life threatening injuries to the face/cheek (possibly a graze) at this time.
Police responded to the area on reports of shots fired sometime around 2:30 p.m.
According to initial investigations, a man described as a thin black male who was last seen wearing an orange or red sweater, back jeans, and white sneakers, fired multiple rounds at an unknown target.
When the shots were fired, a 1-year-old child sitting in the backseat of the car was injured. The parked vehicle was also occupied by the child's father - who was unharmed - as they waited for the baby's mother to return from post office.
At this time, it is unclear whether the child's injury is from a bullet graze or from broken glass, officials said.
The alleged gunman was las seen fleeing fled on foot towards Bergen and Brinkerhoff Street.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (201)547-jail.