- Law enforcement officers in New Jersey shot and killed a man they tried to arrest on multiple felonies.
- The incident occurred in Monmouth Junction when the U.S. Marshals Service Community Task Force and ATF personnel executed an arrest warrant.
- The man, whose identity has not been released, fired shots at the officers, prompting them to return fire.
A New Jersey law enforcement officer killed a man in a shootout Wednesday as he tried to arrest him on multiple felonies, authorities said.
A man opened fire as officers from the New Jersey U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force and agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tried to execute an arrest warrant at a Monmouth Junction motel around 2 p.m. did. the attorney general's office said in a statement.
Officials said officers returned fire and killed the man.
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No officers were injured, and police found two firearms near the man.
The investigators involved are part of the Regional Fugitive Task Force, which serves New York and New Jersey.
The man's name and other details of the shooting were not immediately released. The attorney general's office said it is investigating.
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The investigators involved in the arrest warrant are part of the New York and New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, which includes sheriffs and local law enforcement. Authorities have not said which agency the officers involved in the shooting were from.
