A man was shot this morning in Bergen-Lafayette.
According to radio transmissions, the man was shot in the vicinity of Forrest Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard at approximately 10:30 by an individual armed with a “long rifle with a high capacity drum.”
It is believed that six to seven shots were fired.
The victim suffered gunshot wounds to his chest and is undergoing a CAT scan at Jersey City Medical Center.
Updates will follow as additional information becomes available.