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Jersey City: Deadly gun battle kills six people | |
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A police officer and at least five other people have died in a "furious" gun battle in Jersey City, in the state of New Jersey, US media report. | |
Shooting erupted in the Greenville neighbourhood, which is just across the Hudson River from New York City. | |
A motive for the incident has not yet been established. Authorities say they do not believe it was a terror attack. | A motive for the incident has not yet been established. Authorities say they do not believe it was a terror attack. |
Local media report the shooting began at a shop where two suspects had barricaded themselves in. | |
Initial reports indicated that three people in the shop had been killed during the ensuing shootout, along with the two suspected gunmen. | |
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop told local media two other police officers had also been wounded, including one who was shot in the shoulder. |