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Jersey City Shooting Live Updates: Multiple People Killed, Including Officer Jersey City Shooting Live Updates: 6 People Killed, Including Officer
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Several people, including at least one officer, were killed in Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday afternoon after two people opened fire around a convenience store, officials said, touching off a firefight involving dozens of law enforcement officers that made the residential area take on the feel of a war zone. At least six people, including at least one police officer, were killed in Jersey City, N.J., on Tuesday after two people opened fire around a convenience store, officials said, touching off a firefight involving dozens of law enforcement officers that made the residential area take on the feel of a war zone.
The Jersey City mayor said there were “multiple deceased” inside the building. Officials said the dead included three people in the store as well as two suspected shooters. The slain police officer was not immediately identified.
For more than an hour, loud exchanges of gunfire rang out in the city’s Greenville neighborhood. Helicopters circled overhead as police officers swarmed the streets. For more than an hour, loud exchanges of gunfire rang out in the Greenville neighborhood of Jersey City, which is just across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan. Helicopters circled overhead as police officers swarmed the streets.
They aimed handguns and long guns in every direction as they traveled down the street in formations, knocking on doors and ushering residents and business owners to safety.They aimed handguns and long guns in every direction as they traveled down the street in formations, knocking on doors and ushering residents and business owners to safety.
The shooting took place on Martin Luther King Drive near Bayview Avenue, according to local media. Jersey City is just west of New York City, across the Hudson River. The shooting started around 12:30 p.m., according to officials.
The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said earlier that one police officer was killed and another had been wounded in the gunfight. Jersey City’s mayor, Steven Fulop, said there were two separate incidents involved in the shootout. The first was at Bay View Cemetery, and the second took place at a corner store near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Bayview Avenue.
Shots continued to be fired until just before 2 p.m., witnesses said.
The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said earlier that one police officer was killed and that two other officers and that a bystander had been wounded but were in stable condition.
Gov. Philip D. Murphy said in a statement: “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. Philip D. Murphy said in a statement: “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.”
Police vehicles from Hudson County, Bergen County, West New York and Jersey City lined the block from Grant Avenue to Myrtle Avenue.Police vehicles from Hudson County, Bergen County, West New York and Jersey City lined the block from Grant Avenue to Myrtle Avenue.
Sacred Heart School, a Catholic elementary school across from the scene of the shooting, was placed on lockdown, a worker at the school said. The students there had not been harmed. Sacred Heart School, a Catholic elementary school across from the scene of the shooting, was placed on lockdown, a spokeswoman said. The students there had not been harmed.
“The situation is outside and it’s ongoing,” the worker said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were responding to the scene, including the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.Multiple law enforcement agencies were responding to the scene, including the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
A spokesman for the A.T.F. said the agency was treating the incident as an “active shooter” situation as of 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday.A spokesman for the A.T.F. said the agency was treating the incident as an “active shooter” situation as of 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Jersey Transit said it was suspending bus service and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service as officers continued to respond.New Jersey Transit said it was suspending bus service and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service as officers continued to respond.
Twelve public schools in the vicinity of the shooting were shut down and on lockdown, according to the superintendent of Jersey City Public Schools, Frank Walker.Twelve public schools in the vicinity of the shooting were shut down and on lockdown, according to the superintendent of Jersey City Public Schools, Frank Walker.
Mr. Walker said he was told that gunfire broke out around 12:30 p.m. He and his staff were communicating with police officers, who were still responding to the shooting, he said.Mr. Walker said he was told that gunfire broke out around 12:30 p.m. He and his staff were communicating with police officers, who were still responding to the shooting, he said.
Schools in neighboring Bayonne, N.J., were ordered to shelter in place as a result of the police activity.Schools in neighboring Bayonne, N.J., were ordered to shelter in place as a result of the police activity.
Sharon Otterman and Ed Shanahan contributed reporting.Sharon Otterman and Ed Shanahan contributed reporting.