Teen Boy Stabbed In The Back In Jersey City Heights: Police

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in Jersey City Heights on Wednesday evening, a police spokesperson confirmed.

Police found the teen near the corner of Bowers Street and Sherman Avenue around. 6:30 p.m. with a puncture wound to his left middle lower back, said police spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione on Wednesday.

The teen was taken to a local hospital, where he was in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione. said.

Police are investigating, she said.

She did not respond when asked whether a suspect is in custody and did not release more information. Patch will update this story if more information is received.