One officer was shot and two others were wounded today at a South Jersey police station, officials said.
Three officers were shot Friday morning inside the Gloucester Township Police Station, and the suspected shooter has been shot and killed, the Camden County Prosecutors Office confirmed to Fox 29.
Shots rang out just after 5 a.m. inside the Gloucester police house, officials told WABC.
One male officer is reported to be in surgery this morning, while injuries to the other two officers, a man and a woman, are said to be minor, according Fox 29.
“A violent struggle occurred while the suspect was being processed,” Gloucester Deputy Police Chief David Harkins said, according to Philadelphia TV station NBC10. The man was able to grab a gun and then opened fire.
The gunman was killed by police during the confrontation, Gloucester Police Chief W. Harry Earle said, according to the NBC10 report.
A neighbor told Fox 29 she heard a lot of sirens just before 6 a.m. When she looked out her window, she saw police quickly “throw” someone into the back of an ambulance, which then left for a nearby trauma center under police escort.