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Police said four people were shot outside the Booker T. Washington apartments in Jersey City.

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Four people were rushed to the hospital last night after a shooting outside a Jersey City housing complex, police said.

The shooting occurred just before midnight last night at the Booker T. Washington Apartments on Fremont Street in Jersey City, police said. According to police, four people were shot at the complex and rushed to Jersey City Medical Center.

Police Chief Tom Comey said today that the four people were treated for non-life threatening injuries, but more information about their injuries and their current status was not immediately available.

Comey said that the shooting was still under investigation and could not comment further about the incident.

Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari said that Sheriff's Officers were called to the scene to search for weapons. A Sheriff's Office K9 unit did recover a weapon at the scene, but authorities were unable to give further information on the weapon.