Shootout with cops in Jersey City sounded like a war zone, 6 dead

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Law enforcement officials in Jersey City, New Jersey, were responding Tuesday to reports of an active shooter, NBC New York reported.

According to a preliminary investigation, a police officer was shot in the head and was listed in critical condition, a senior law enforcement official said. At least one suspect was holed up in a local store, sources said.

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According to scanner traffic, two gunmen were firing at police officers and random people. The gunmen are reportedly shooting from inside a bodega located at 223 Martin Luther King Drive near Bidwell Avenue. The suspects are reportedly one man and one woman.

At least one police officer was shot in the head.

Police say the two arrived with a U-Haul van and had long-guns. A SWAT team was responding and police snipers were posted on rooftops.

Two shooters were later reported ‘down.’

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