1 officer is dead, the other in critical condition.
One Newark police officer was killed and another is “fighting for his life” in critical condition after a shootout with a 14-year-old suspect Friday evening, according to reports.
Shots rang out around 6:30 p.m. near a White Castle and McDonald’s where the teen was hanging out with friends, ABC7 reported, citing the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
The young gunman allegedly fired a total of 29 shots at officers, sources told PIX11.
Both officers were hit in the flurry of bullets and were taken to University Hospital, ABC7 reported.
The injured officer is in critical condition and is “fighting for their life,” the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association said in a statement.
