The Phillipsburg officer was shot in the leg on Saturday. Officials say he was responding to a domestic call on Hanover Street, where a man had shot a woman three times in the stomach.
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The suspect fired multiple rounds at the responding officers before taking his own life, officials say.
Police say the officer was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment after being shot. He was released several hours later and is now home with loved ones.
The woman in this incident had surgery and is now listed in stable condition.