The shootout began on Tuesday afternoon after an officer investigating a homicide was ambushed and killed by two suspects, who fled and barricaded themselves in a nearby kosher supermarket armed with long rifles – with innocent bystanders still inside.
Gunfire in police standoff in #JerseyCity
DETAILS: https://t.co/hkh1HBA9Bn pic.twitter.com/AaKqbmAZby
— RT (@RT_com) December 10, 2019
Gunshots heard as police cordon off 'active shooter situation' area#NewJersey pic.twitter.com/qygI2bHC3j
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) December 10, 2019
The violent encounter – which featured a heavy police response, including SWAT teams and snipers – was filmed by witnesses on the scene and posted online. A deafening chorus of gunshots can be heard in the videos, punctuated only by shouting from bewildered onlookers.
Several shots fired pic.twitter.com/FyknpxCqwG
— Keldy Ortiz (@KeldyOrtiz) December 10, 2019
At least one officer and three civilians were killed in the hours-long standoff, in which both suspects were also shot dead by police. All but the officer – a 39-year-old father of five – were killed inside the store.
Just wild Scenes from the unfolding shooting attack in Jersey city #jerseycity pic.twitter.com/o9SxRr4u83
— MikesOffice (@office_mikes) December 10, 2019
Several bystanders could also be seen fleeing the scene during the shootout, running in the opposite direction of the gunfire.
Several people were helped out of gunfire by police. pic.twitter.com/AojtGkIlXG
— Keldy Ortiz (@KeldyOrtiz) December 10, 2019
(SOURCE: RT)
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