WEEHAKWEN — When police found a man on the ground in the “Shades” section of Weehawken Sunday around 5 p.m., they thought he had been hit by a car, but he actually had been shot five times and left for dead.
The 21-year-old Union City man was found on 18th Street, a few blocks from the Lincoln Tunnel. He is in stable condition at Jersey City Medical Center after undergoing emergency surgery.
Surveillance footage confirmed that he had been dumped from a moving car.
According to NJ.com, “The man told police he was shot inside the car, but the 21-year-old was not sure if the shooting occurred in Jersey City, Hoboken or Weehawken…a law enforcement official with knowledge of the victim said the victim is known to police and it’s believed the shooting was the result of a drug deal gone bad.”
Man shot five times, dumped not far from Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken
