UPDATE: Police Believe Englewood Robbery Victim Was Specifically Targeted

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — A man who was house sitting in the city was shot in the legs Tuesday night during a targeted robbery, police said.

Authorities were searching for the shooter Tuesday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said.

One bullet went through both of the man's legs during the 4 a.m. incident; he was taken to a local hospital, Torell said.

Torell said authorities believe the motive was to rob the man and that he was specifically targeted. Cash, a cell phone, and the man's car keys were stolen. They were located in a sewer drain at the corner of Oak Street and Howland Avenue, about a block away from the house, police said.

The robber was wearing a ski mask, Torell said. Police did not give a description of the suspect.

Englewood detectives and members of the Bergen County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Unit found ballistics evidence at the scene.

The Howland Avenue home was the site of a chop shop detectives shut down a year ago that lead to the arrest of a local man and his son.

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