Shootings in New Jersey hit a record low last year, for the third year in a row, state officials announced Tuesday.According to a report by the Press of Atlantic City they said 559 people were shot in 487 incidents last year, down from 778 in 2024 and 924 in 2023.Before 2023, the number of shooting victims had topped 1,000 every year, annually averaging about 1,300, since officials began tracking gun violence statewide in 2009, Attorney General Matt Platkin said. Atlantic City, Camden, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton all saw their shooting numbers drop, officials said.