By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal
on May 22, 2016 at 3:57 PM, updated May 22, 2016 at 3:58 PM


JERSEY CITY -- Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 22-year-old man in Downtown early this morning, officials said.

At about 12:30 a.m., police were transporting two prisoners near Fourth Street and Manila Avenue when they heard shots fired, police said in radio transmission. One of the officers stayed with the prisoners while a second officer chased the suspects down Erie Street, police said over the radio.

Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said one of the police officers saw one of the suspects adjust what appeared to be a handgun in his waistband and then throw the weapon.

Officers were called in to help with the foot pursuit but did not arrest the suspects, the spokeswoman said. Police believed the gun had fallen down a sewer and used a sump pump to help find the weapon, which was not recovered, she said.

The Port Authority Police Department aided Jersey City in the attempt to find the gun, a spokesman said.

A short time later, a 22-year-old man walked into Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health with a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm from this incident, Morrill said.

The police department's Cease Fire unit is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 201-547-JAIL.

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