14-year-old, multiple suspects taken into custody in deadly Newark police shooting, sources say
NEWARK, New Jersey -- Officials are searching for answers in Newark after two police officers were shot.
It happened just after 6:30 p.m. in the area of Broadway and Carteret, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirms.
One after another, Newark Police cars raced to the scene trying to desperately rush two officers to the hospital. Both officers had just been shot, and those who lived nearby heard a barrage of bullets.
"There was 10 shots, I want to say. I want to say the whole clip basically," said Andrea Perez, "I just hear the gunshots and I thought it was fireworks, because people are always doing their fireworks, and then I saw a bunch of police come."
Police locked down the intersection in the area of Carteret and Broadway. The investigation appeared centered between a McDonald's and a White Castle. A backpack appeared to be part of the evidence.
Officers gathered at University Hospital. Sources tell Eyewitness News one of the officers died. Sources say, the suspected shooter, just 14 years old, was taken into custody along with multiple suspects.
The shooting sent shockwaves through the community.
"We're only a few blocks where major stuff be going on," said Brenda Carden.
Governor Murphy released a statement saying in part,
"This is a rapidly developing situation. Please pray for these officers, their families, and all our men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line to keep us safe."
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