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UPDATE: Shell Casings recovered in Jersey City Shooting

Jersey City

Police in Jersey City reported no injuries in a shots-fired incident that erupted in a section of the city Sunday morning. 

At approximately 6:30 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of Wade Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive. 

Upon arrival, police found evidence of a shooting, but no victims were located after officers searched the scene. 

Police notified hospitals in the region to look out for potential walk-in gunshot victims. 

Witnesses told police that a Hispanic male produced a weapon and began firing at unknown targets before running from the scene towards Warner Avenue. 

The motive behind the shooting is under investigation. 

 

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