Police in Jersey City are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured last night in the city.
Gunfire erupted in the 300 block of Martin Luther King Drive shortly before 7 p.m. sending police to the scene where they found the victim laying on the sidewalk, shot multiple times in the torso according to reports.
The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where the extent of his injuries were reported as critical as of early this morning.
Witnesses said a males suspect approached the victim and unloaded several shots at him before running from the scene.
A crime scene was established where detectives searched for evidence.
The motive for the shooting is under investigation.
There were no arrests reported.