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Shooting at Jersey City Gas Station Injures Victim

Jersey City

Police in Jersey City believe robbery is the motive behind a shots-fired incident that connected and injured on a person at a gas station in the city on Friday morning.

According to preliminary reports, the incident happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. at the Exxon Gas station located at Duncan and West Side avenues.

Police say between 3-4 masked black males arrived at the business and announced a robbery before firing a shot at the victim.

The unidentified injured person was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, suffering a non-fatal bullet wound in the leg.

Police say the suspects sprinted from the scene westbound on Duncan Avenue and remain at-large.

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