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Gunfire Strikes Teen in Jersey City

Jersey City

Police set up a crime scene in a neighborhood in Jersey City after a shooting injured a teen.

Police were called to the 100 block of Bergen Avenue after gunfire erupted at around 2:20 p.m.

Upon arrival, police found a teen suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

EMS transported the boy -who is reported to be around the age 16-years-old- to Jersey City Medical Center where he is expected to be ok.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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