A man and a woman were shot multiple times in the area of Ocean and Claremont avenues in Jersey City this afternoon, police said tonight.

The 42-year-old woman was shot once in each foot and the 37-year-old man was shot once in the chest, once in his left foot and had gunshot abrasions on a leg, police spokesman Stan H. Eason said.

Police are searching for a lone gunman.

The shooting was reported at 2:16 p.m. and police do not believe the shooting victims were the intended targets. They were both in stable condition at the Jersey City Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Eason said.

The woman told police she was standing in the area when someone yelled "Run," according to police reports.

The woman ran toward a liquor store on Ocean Avenue and was shot. It was not clear if she was shot inside or outside the liquor store, officials said.

The man who was shot had fled the scene and was found about a block away, Eason said.

In a separate incident, police confirmed that a man was shot tonight on Wade Street near Kennedy Boulevard but no other information was immediately available.

Anyone with information about these shootings, should call the Jersey City Police Department confidential tip line at (201) 547-JAIL.