Overview
- The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. near Ege and Bergen avenues in Jersey City.
- Members of the JCPD Street Crimes Unit approached a man they observed acting suspiciously with a bulge consistent with a firearm.
- The individual fired a gun and an officer returned fire, after which the man was pronounced dead at a hospital.
- A firearm was recovered at the scene, which was initially secured by JCPD Internal Affairs and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
- Authorities have not released the identities involved and ask anyone with information to contact the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and avoid the area during the active investigation.