By The New York Times
Two men shot at a police officer patrolling the West Ward in Newark, N.J. last night, but the officer was not injured, the authorities said.
Around 10 p.m., two officers spotted three men and believed one of them had a handgun, the police said.
When the officers got out of their patrol car and started to approach the group, two of the men ran in one direction and one went in another. After the officers split up and chased the suspects, the two men shot at the officer chasing them, firing at least two shots, one of which grazed the officer’s pants leg, according to the police.
Two men were discovered hiding in an overgrown backyard on West Runyon Street, and a third man was also taken into custody, the police said.
The police did not release the names of the officers or the suspects. Charges against all of the suspects were pending early this morning, according to officials.