Jersey City boy, 17, shot in foot during block party

Published: Monday, June 27, 2011, 3:00 AM
Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal

A gunman shot a 17-year-old Jersey City boy in the foot at a block party Saturday evening, police reports said.

The Oak Street victim told police that he was at a block party at Bramhall and Bergen avenues at 11:20 p.m. when he heard firecrackers exploding, reports said.

The boy said he then felt a burning sensation in his right foot and ran home as fast as he could, reports said, adding the victim was treated at the Jersey City Medical Center for a non-life threatening injury.

There is no indication from police reports the boy saw who shot him.

A 62-year-old motorist said she was driving through the intersection when she saw a man firing a black handgun at random, reports said.

At the scene, police recovered two 9mm shell casings and found a parked car with its passenger-side window shot out and two bullet holes in the head rest of the passenger seat, reports said.

Anyone with information should call the Jersey City police department tip line at (201) 547-JAIL.