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A man was fatally shot on Van Horne Street in Jersey City Wednesday evening near a city elementary school, sources say. Journal file photo

(Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)

JERSEY CITY -- A man was fatally shot on Van Horne Street Wednesday evening near a city elementary school, sources say.

The victim, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot multiple times between Lafayette and Maple Streets just before 6 p.m. He was brought to Jersey City Medical Center were he was pronounced dead, sources said.

A spokesman for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the department is investigating a fatal shooting.

This is the second daylight fatal shooting in Jersey City in less than 36 hours.

Just before noon on Tuesday, 19-year-old DaJour Riley was shot multiple times on Union Street near Garfield Avenue. He died about three hours later at the hospital, authorities said.

The fatal shootings also come on the heels of a violent weekend in Jersey City, with five people shot in 36 hours. Police arrested eight men and recovered five guns.

Additional information was not immediately available.