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Police were conducting a routine, electronic surveillance of a southwestern neighborhood when they saw a suspect get a firearm from a car and put it in his pocket around 7:50 p.m., Jersey City Police Director John Shea and Mayor Steven Fulop said during a press conference.
The officer trying to catch up with the suspect fired three shots at him near MLK Drive and Union Street, Fulop and Shea said.
The suspect was reportedly taken to Jersey City Medical Center with a gunshot wound in his wrist. Authorities did not identify the officer or the suspect.
The suspect's weapon was subsequently recovered and being processed by the county's crime scene investigation unit.
"I’m thankful tonight that the police officer involved in the shooting is safe and I’m also thankful that there was no loss of life w/the victim either," Fulop said in a tweet.
"I am saddened though by the proliferation of inaccurate information on social media in the moments after tonight’s shooting and to see firsthand how quickly lies can spread with retweet after retweet.
"It only reinforces how fragile our society is that it can be hijacked with misinformation so easily. I’m hoping for better days ahead."
The incident remains under investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. The body cam footage and other surveillance that captured the incident will be made available to the media following completion of the investigation, the mayor said.
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