By: Richard L. Smith
Police in Old Bridge are looking into the circumstances behind a shooting that injured a person in a section of the town Tuesday morning.
At approximately 2:30 a.m., police were dispatched to an address on Valley Vale Drive to investigate reports of an injured person.
Units arrived and found an unidentified person suffering a gunshot wound to their head at that location.
The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment and was listed in severe condition.
Police believe that the incident was self-inflicted but have launched an active investigation.
No other injuries were reported.