A shooting that left two people shot and the suspect accidentally shooting himself has police investigating.
Police said, a Jersey City man opened fire on two people and then accidentally shot himself during a large street fight on Wilkinson Avenue Wednesday night.
Police identified the suspect as Saleem Sims, 34, who they said ran away from the scene after he shot two people then drove himself to the Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health, where he was charged at the hospital with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and multiple weapons possession offenses, Authorities said.
According to reports , Sims reportedly shot into a crowd of people who were assaulting him and struck one man in the chest and another man in the leg.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Jersey City police 201-547-JAIL.