JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a shooting victim who tried to drive himself to the hospital was found dead after the car crashed not far from the building.
Hudson County prosecutors say 20-year-old Amir Pleasant, of Jersey City, was shot on a city street shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday. Residents reported hearing shots fired and described a car they saw fleeing the scene.
Police found the car about 30 minutes later. They say it had crashed on a road near the hospital and Pleasant was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pleasant drove for about three miles before crashing. Prosecutors said Monday that he had been shot in the chest and his death was ruled a homicide, but a cause of death has not been disclosed.
No arrests have been made.
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