Looks like someone was hit by a train earlier and they're investigating the cause:

http://www.dnainfo.com/20111130/chels ... -23rd-street-path-station

There's a video on the Occupy Jersey City Facebook page that explains what happened here today. It didn't go as well as they would have liked but they're NOT giving up on JC. This coming Monday (October 10), 3PM at the Grove Street Path station entrance (where the Farmers Market is held), there will be a general assembly held to discuss the Occupy JC effort. Go if you can!

I was shocked by the cop to protestor ratio too. Not only was the police presence excessive, but they were there all_day_long. They were at the waterfront at least as early as 9AM when I was there. The full battalion- cops everywhere, from the exchange place path station up to Goldman Sachs, complete with an ENORMOUS emergency EMS vehicle. Pretty sure that kind of a show is what they call "intimidation tactics".

Spot Crime lists 2 shooting/stabbings in addition to this one that both occurred on the same date within 30 minutes of this crime (See the 1st, 2nd and 3rd item listed here when you scroll down at Spot Crime). One in particular was very near this shooting on Wayne St.

Assuming that the Spot Crime info is correct (and maybe it isn't because I haven't heard of the other 2 incidents anywhere else), does anyone know anything about the other 2 crimes?

If all of these things really happened, I suppose it could be coincidental but seems more than a little troubling that all 3 would occur within 30 minutes of each other and in such close proximity.