South Jersey Turnpike service area shooting 'involved' law enforcement officers
OLDMANS TWP. — A shooting at a South Jersey service area on the New Jersey Turnpike "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," according to the state Attorney General's Office.
A person identified only as a "male civilian" was shot around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Clara Barton Service Area in Oldmans Township, Salem County, the agency said in a brief statement.
The statement gave no information about the condition of the shooting victim.
It said a "mandatory shooting review" is being conducted by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.
The statement cited an Attorney General's Directive 2019-4, which requires investigations into police "use-of-force and death-in-custody incidents."
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The agency said no more information will be released immediately.
State police referred questions to the Office of the Attorney General.
A Turnpike spokesman did not respond to a request for information.
On Wednesday, a spokesman for the Marshals Service said the office had no additional knowledge of what had occurred beyond the statement from the attorney general.
Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey more than 30 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times.
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