Updated: NJ State Trooper Fatally Shoots Carjacking Suspect

A New Jersey State Police trooper fatally shot a suspected carjacker in Union Township on Tuesday evening.

According to a release from the NJ Office of the Attorney General, the incident took place around 6 p.m. on Walker Avenue near the Mill Run apartment complex, while troopers from the State Police Interstate Theft North Unit were conducting surveillance of a Jeep that was previously reported stolen in Bloomfield on April 13.

State police stated that the troopers witnessed Daniel Wolfe, 35, of Parlin, pull up in a pickup truck, park and get into the vehicle.

That’s where things took a turn for the worse, according to the NJOAG:

“As troopers approached, Wolfe drove the Jeep in reverse, ramming a parked vehicle. He then accelerated forward in the direction of a state trooper. The trooper fired multiple rounds from his service weapon, wounding Wolfe in the head. The Jeep continued southbound onto Walker Avenue, where it struck a parked vehicle and came to rest. Troopers removed Wolfe from the Jeep and provided him with medical aid.”

Wolfe was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.

Three troopers who were involved in the incident were taken to Overlook Medical Center in Summit, where they were examined and later released.

The Attorney General’s Shooting Response Team is conducting an ongoing investigation.