New Jersey
Officer shot during SWAT team response in West New York, NJ
A West New York, New Jersey police officer was shot Friday night time after responding to a house for stories of gunfire, officers and a report mentioned.
The officer, who was concerned in a SWAT response to a residence on 59th Road, was shot by a person who emerged from the house and opened hearth, a witness instructed WABC-TV.
Officers returned hearth and hit the suspect, the witness reportedly mentioned.
The injured cop was being handled at a hospital for unknown accidents, according to the New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association.
The officer was anticipated to outlive, WCBS-TV reported.
The situation of the suspect was not identified.
Police had been filmed urging residents to get off the road in a video of the chaotic scene that was posted to Fb.
The taking pictures was an “ongoing investigation,” West New York police instructed The Put up early Saturday morning. Officers declined to remark additional.