Police responded to Marmion Avenue and East Tremont Avenue in the West Farms section just before 4 p.m. for reports of a person shot.
Officers found an 18-year-old man who had been shot in the chest.
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition.
Police say he was upgraded to stable condition.
There's no word yet on what led up to the shooting.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
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