A man was shot in the head early Tuesday morning in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Wegman Parkway, police said in radio transmissions.

Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione confirmed the shooting Tuesday afternoon, saying the victim is a 30-year-old man and his injuries are life-threatening.

Police did not provide any details, but according to police radio transmissions:

The victim suffered two life-threatening gunshot wounds — he was also shot in the ribs — in the 12:50 a.m. shooting and was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center.

Witnesses told police that two men approached the victim, shot him and then fled west toward Bergen Avenue.

This report was updated with new information at 12:26 p.m.