Crime & Safety
12-Year-Old Shot By 8-Year-Old Relative In NJ Apartment, Police Say
Police are investigating an incident in Jersey City in which an 8-year-old shot another child with a gun, they say.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 12-year-old was shot inside an apartment in Jersey City on Friday by an 8-year-old relative, police say.
Police say they responded around 2:30 a.m. to Bayonne Hospital on a report of a child who was shot.
“It appears an 8-year-old family member retrieved a handgun from inside the apartment and subsequently let off a round, striking the 12-year-old in the right tricep,” said a police spokesperson on Monday.
The graze wound was non-life threatening, she said.
A family member brought the boy to the hospital, according to police.
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The incident occurred at 25 Sal-Laf Court, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and “any charges are pending,” police say.
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