Crime & Safety

Man Shot Twice In The Back Overnight In Journal Square

The man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

(Samantha Mercado/Patch)

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A man was shot twice in the back on Tuesday night in Journal Square.

Police received a report of shots fired around 7:05 p.m. in the area of 7/11 at 33 Journal Square. A 29-year-old man was shot and taken to the hospital, according to city officials.

The man had two non-life threatening gunshot wounds to the lower back.

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