HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - A dispute between two customers at a northern New Jersey convenience store ended with a bystander being shot and both customers being arrested, authorities said.
The shooting in Hackensack occurred around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. The men began arguing in the store and soon one of them pulled out a gun, authorities said.
As the two men wrestled for control of the gun it went off, with the bullet striking the torso of another customer. One of the men then gained control of the weapon and fired a shot at the other combatant as that man ran away, but that shot did not hit anyone, authorities said.
The wounded bystander was taken to a hospital, but further details on that person’s condition were not disclosed.
The two men involved in the dispute were both arrested, authorities said, but their names and details on what charges they may face were not disclosed.
Authorities have not said what the men were arguing about.
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