Woodbridge police fire at suspect who tried to run over officers
WOODBRIDGE - Township police fired at a suspect who allegedly attempted to run over officers investigating a report of a suspicious incident at Sansone Auto Mall on Route 1 in the early Tuesday morning hours.
Afterwards, a shooting victim walked into a local hospital and admitted their role in the incident, which was a vehicle burglary, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, who added the shooting remains under investigation.
Around 3:07 a.m. Tuesday the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit received a report of an officer-involved shooting at Sansone Auto Mall.
The initial investigation indicates Woodbridge police received a 911 call at 2:14 a.m. about a suspicious incident at Sansone Auto Mall. While investigating one suspect attempted to run over the investigating officers and police fired their weapons as the vehicle fled onto Route 1 north, according to the prosecutor's office.
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The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the areas is asked to contact Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Detective Javier Morillo at 732-745-8843.
In New Jersey, under a directive from the Attorney General's Office, all officer-involved shootings are investigated by a team of prosecutors and law enforcement professionals that is completely independent of the agencies that employ any of the officers involved in the shooting.
The directive applies to any discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer in the course of their duties, regardless of whether the shooting resulted in death.
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