Fight leads to hit-and-run outside Linden strip club, cops say

LINDEN —A large fight outside a gentlemen's club led to a hit-and-run early Sunday morning.

Two individuals were assaulted by multiple people around 3 a.m. outside the Cheeques gentlemen's club on Linden Avenue, according to Linden police spokesman Lt. Christopher Guenther. One of the people who was assaulted, a 31 year old Jersey City man, was struck by a vehicle that left the scene heading west on Linden Avenue.

Both individuals who police said were assaulted were taken to University Hospital in Newark and were listed in critical condition as of 8 a.m.

Guenther did not disclose what type of vehicle was involved.

Police asked any witnesses to the incident to contact them at 908-474-8536 .

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ

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