NEW BRUNSWICK – Witnesses say that several gunshots rang out early this morning on a street corner on Easton Avenue, a major late-night hotspot for Rutgers University students.

Police officers and ambulances responded to the scene, at the intersection of Easton and Prosper Street, just as bars nearby were emptying out at about 2 a.m., witnesses said.

New Brunswick police have not yet responded to requests for comment. One person reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, but that couldn't immediately be confirmed.

A man who works at College Farms Food Mart and Deli said that the shooting happened outside of the store, on Prosper Street. He declined to give his name. Remnants of police tape were hanging off a street sign there this afternoon.

According to Brett Hoppel, a bouncer at a bar across the corner, a group of about 10 people were brawling near the intersection at around 1 a.m. An hour later, as bars were emptying out, he heard multiple shots and saw people scattering away from the area.

His roommate, Tim Caulfield, who lives near the scene of the shooting on Easton Avenue, said that the road is a major center for late-night food and drinks, dotted with pizza shops and bars. It's not the first time that violence has broken out in the area, Caulfield said, and he's not concerned about crime.

"Just don't say anything to the wrong people," Caulfield said.