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Off-duty officer shoots, kills 2 during attempted robbery

The details regarding what led the officer to fire his weapon have not yet been released

By Police1 Staff

NEWARK, N.J. — An off-duty New Jersey police officer shot and killed two people during an attempted robbery just before midnight Sunday.

WNBC reported that police were called about an attempted robbery before the off-duty Jersey City officer shot the two suspects. The details regarding what led the officer to fire his weapon have not been released at this time.

Detectives arrived at the scene where the gun shots occurred and recovered two weapons.

An Essex County Prosecutor Office spokeswoman confirmed the shooting but did not provide any additional information, NJ.com reported. The officer’s name was also not immediately released.

We will update you once more information becomes available.

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