A shooting near the intersection of New Street and Rutgers Avenue in Jersey City left one person with a gunshot wound Monday evening, and as of the latest update, no arrests had been made and no suspect information had been released. The victim was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police responded to reports of gunfire near that intersection on October 19, according to RLS Media, which first reported the incident. Investigators requested assistance from the department's crime scene investigation unit as they worked to gather evidence, and the outlet reported that the circumstances surrounding the shooting remained under investigation. Authorities had not released additional information about the victim or a possible suspect, the report noted.
A String of Recent Shootings Across the City
The New Street shooting follows a string of gun violence incidents that have kept Jersey City police busy in recent weeks. Just over six weeks earlier, a man was shot in the leg in the early morning hours near Van Wagenen Avenue, with Hudson County View placing the shooting in the courtyard of 85-87 Van Wagenen Avenue at approximately 4:29 a.m. on September 2, while Patch reported the address as 85-57 Van Wagenen Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. that same morning. Two men were eventually arrested in connection with that shooting on October 15, when the JCPD Criminal Warrants Unit and the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force took them into custody, per the same Hudson County View account.
Separately, shots fired near Lincoln High School left one person injured and led to another person being detained, with officers recovering three handguns at the scene, the outlet reported. The school was briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution before the lockdown was lifted once officials determined there was no ongoing threat.
Dozens of Gun Arrests Since September
The New Street shooting adds to a tally that has already drawn attention from city officials. Jersey City police made 27 gun-related arrests between September 1 and October 19, involving 19 adults and eight juveniles, according to Daily Voice. Police recovered 13 guns in connection with those arrests, the outlet reported.
The local uptick stands in contrast to a statewide trend. New Jersey recorded 559 shooting victims in 487 incidents in 2025, down from 778 victims in 2024 and 924 in 2023, marking a record low for the third consecutive year, according to New Jersey Monitor. The state also reported 107 gun-violence fatalities in 2025, a 31% decrease from 2024. State officials credited the decline to New Jersey's gun laws, violence-de-escalation street teams, and police-mental-health interventions, among other factors, the outlet noted.
No connection has been established between the New Street shooting and the earlier Van Wagenen Avenue or Lincoln High School incidents. For now, the investigation into Monday's shooting remains open, with police continuing to gather evidence and no suspect yet identified.
