A manhunt is underway for a suspect who shot two police officers at close range and left them hospitalized in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, officials say.
A manhunt is underway for a suspect who shot two police officers at close range and left them hospitalized in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, officials said.
He’s been charged with two counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose by Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP “There was a brief altercation with the gentleman, pulled a gun out, shot two police officers at close range, gunfire was returned,” Baraka said.Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said in a news conference Tuesday evening that one officer was shot through the face into his shoulder. He underwent surgery and is in stable condition. The other officers was shot in the leg and also remains hospitalized in stable condition.
"We are on the lookout for him. U.S. marshals will be looking for him in various locations," Fragé said.
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