According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, around 10 a.m., a Tuckerton Borough police officer exchanged gunfire with Miguel Angel Villegas, 29, of New Haven, Connecticut, after a traffic stop near the intersection of Route 9 and North Green Street. The officer was not injured.
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After the shooting, police said Villegas fled the area on a tricycle, which was later recovered a half-mile from the shooting scene.
He was taken into custody shortly after 8 p.m. at Penn Station in New York City.
A witness told Action News, "I heard as I was walking over there, 'That driver of the car is crazed.' Then I heard the policeman say to the driver, 'Put your hand on the hood of the car.' He said it like three times to the driver. And the next thing I know I hear gunshots coming from the driver. I fell down on the ground when I heard the gunshots."
Chopper 6 was over the scene where there was a large gathering of armed officers.
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The shooting forced both Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor Township schools to go into lockdown for several hours. Students were eventually dismissed.
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Villegas has been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose.
Prosecutors said he was wanted in Connecticut.