5 Shot At 'Unauthorized' Block Party In Jersey City: Police

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Five people were shot on Sunday in Jersey City during an "unauthorized" block party, said a city spokesperson.

Police headed to the area of Ocean Avenue and Wegman Parkway after 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning on reports on a disorderly crowd and double-parked cars, then heard several gunshots, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione.

They headed to the area of Bidwell and Ocean Avenues and saw someone in the street. The person was taken to a local hospital and listed in critical but stable condition.

The person also faces charges of possession of a weapon, possession of hollow point bullets, possession of an extended magazine, and defaced firearm (which police recovered), Wallace-Scalcione said.

Three more people were found in the area and given first aid. They suffered non-life-threatening injuries with wounds to the extremities or graze wounds, Wallace-Scalcione said.

A fifth victim was taken by a private vehicle to the hospital, she said, and is in critical but stable condition.

"It appears the incident occurred when several hundred people were attending an unauthorized block party on Bidwell," said Wallace-Scalcione.

The investigation is ongoing, she said.