A Jersey City cab driver who was shot by a passenger early Monday is in critical condition, authorities said.
It is still not clear what sparked the shooting.
City spokesman Stan Eason says the driver, a 42-year-old city resident, picked up the fare around 1 a.m. Monday in the Journal Square area. The driver was shot a short time later, as he was taking the passenger to the city's Greenville section.
Police have not released a description of the assailant, who fled the scene on foot. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and said the taxi struck two parked cars.
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Authorities are trying to determine if the shooting is connected to a similar incident in Newark on Saturday, where police responding to an accident call and discovered a cab driver had been fatally shot.
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