Crime & Safety

Woman Shot In New Brunswick Thursday Evening

She was shot outside in the street, and she suffered a single gunshot wound to her lower back.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A woman was shot Thursday evening in New Brunswick, the city announced on Facebook.

The woman, 36 and a resident of New Brunswick, was shot at approximately 6:05 p.m. in the area of Remsen Avenue between Redmond and Townsend streets.

She was shot outside in the street, and she suffered a single gunshot wound to her lower back. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.

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New Brunswick Police say this was not a random act, and they continue to investigate.

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