Jersey City security officer involved shooting
JERSEY CITY, NJ May 12, 2023 – A 17-year old Jersey City boy was arrested on Tuesday after he showed up to a nearby hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his leg, Jersey City officials said.
According to officials, the teen, who was believed to be involved in a shooting in the Journal Square area, provided false information about his identity.
The incident, during which a security guard for a building near Pavonia Avenue and Van Wagenen Avenue fired a weapon, also caused a minor injury to a 28-year-old man whom members of the Jersey City Police Department found with a graze wound to his right leg.
The investigation is ongoing.
