Several police officers have been wounded in a shootout in Jersey City, in the US state of New Jersey, after local reports said two gunman fired on authorities
, adding that they were armed with a long rifle.
The state's police officer union said that its "officers have come under attack and we have several wounded". The violence also prompted lockdowns in all 43 of the city's public schools, Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas told local media.
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