A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City today that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack
A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City on Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack.
A second officer was struck in the shoulder by gunfire and two others were injured by shrapnel, Fulop said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the men and women of the Jersey City Police Department, especially with the officers shot during this standoff, and with the residents and schoolchildren currently under lockdown,” Gov. Phil Murphy said. “I have every confidence in our law enforcement professionals to ensure the safety of the community and resolve this situation.”
Jersey City is just across the Hudson River from Manhattan and is New Jersey’s second-largest city after Newark.Andy Patel, who works at a liquor store about three blocks from the site of the shooting, said there had been consistent gunfire fire for about an hour Tuesday afternoon.
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