Crime & Safety

Victim Shot In Leg In Long Branch Early Saturday

Non-lethal shooting occurred at 198 Westwood Ave.

Police responded to a shooting at a residential home early Saturday morning in Long Branch to find a victim with a gunshot wound to the leg.

The non-fatal shooting occurred at 198 Westwood Ave. around 2 a.m., according to Long Branch Police Lt. Jason Roebuck. The victim has not yet been identified. 

Lt. Roebuck could not confirm a description of the shooter or where they fled after the incident.

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The shooting is still under investigation by the Long Branch police.

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