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One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another seriously injured in the city Friday night, according to the New ...

Authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot and killed a police officer and wounded another Friday evening in Newark.

Joseph Azcona, 26, was still in his police car when he was shot on Friday night, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II. The driver was towing a vehicle belonging to a relative of Councilman Kerry Conley Jr., prosecutors said. Conley Jr. voluntarily ...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group.

“He was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” said Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. The second officer wounded in the shooting is expected to ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after a New Jersey police officer was fatally shot and another was seriously injured Friday night as officers responded to reports of suspects with ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting of a Newark police officer Friday, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens says.

One gun and several suspects are in custody, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. “Our heart is heavy right now,” said Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. “Our agency ...