Two police officers were shot Tuesday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey, and authorities are looking for a suspect, according to several law enforcement sources
“We’re going from apartment to apartment now, SWAT is in there right now going from apartment to apartment,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said at a news conference Tuesday night. Most of the residents of the building have been evacuated, Baraka said. The suspect is wanted in relation to an October 28 shooting in Newark, Baraka said. Someone identified him from a flier Tuesday and called police around 1 p.m. to say he was in a nearby building.
“They gave him instructions, there was a brief altercation, the gentleman pulled a gun out, shot two police officers at close range. Gunshot was returned, fire was returned. The gentleman retreated into the building,” Baraka said. One of the officers was shot in the leg and has a small fracture, Baraka said. The other officer was shot in his shoulder and the bullet grazed his neck. Both are in stable condition, he said.
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