The shooting occurred about 8:35 p.m. Monday night when a driver tried to flee from two Newark police officers, authorities said.
Two uniformed police officers in a marked patrol vehicle spotted the stolen vehicle about 8:35 p.m. parked on Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue with a man in the passenger seat, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.
The officers then attempted to detain the man in the driver’s seat, a struggle ensued, and the vehicle accelerated backward and forward, Platkin said.“One police officer fired his duty weapon, striking the driver. The vehicle struck the officers’ patrol car, which was positioned at an angle in front of the reportedly stolen vehicle,” Platkin said.
The wounded man, who was not identified, received medical aid from officers at the scene before he was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was in critical but stable condition Tuesday afternoon. The incident is under investigation by the Office of the Attorney General. New Jersey law requires the Attorney General’s Office to investigate deaths or injuries that occur during an encounter with law enforcement acting in their official capacity or while the suspect is in custody.
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