N.J. teen shot in chest, drives self to hospital

[October 27, 2008]  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Police in Trenton, N.J., say a teenager drove himself to a hospital after being shot in the chest by a masked man.

The teen is expected to survive after undergoing emergency surgery.

Trenton police say the unidentified 19-year-old was shot early Friday as he was walking along a downtown street after parking his car.

Officers say he heard a gunshot and felt a burning sensation in his chest, then jumped into his car and drove to nearby Capital Health System-Fuld Campus hospital.

Police say the shooter is described only as a black man who wore a dark mask.

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Information from: The Trentonian, http://www.trentonian.com/

[Associated Press]

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