Crime & Safety
2 NJ Cops Shot While Sitting At Red Light In Camden: Police
As many as 25 shots were fired, police said. Their car reportedly had many bullet holes.
A manhunt was underway overnight after two New Jersey police officers were ambushed while sitting at a red light and shot, police said.
Emergency personnel transported the two Camden County officers, who were not identified, around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night to Cooper University Medical Center after they were shot in Camden, police said.
Police say they are looking for a black male who fled the scene in a light-colored vehicle after he fired shots in the area of Broadway and Mount Vernon Street, police said.
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Police fired back from their vehicle, which was full of bullet holes. As many as 10 to 25 shots were fired at the officers.
This is the vehicle that was involved in the shooting where two Camden County Police Detective’s were ambushed and shot as they sat at a red light at Broadway and Mt. Vernon in Camden, NJ. Tuesday night. You can clearly see 5 bullet holes in the windshield. pic.twitter.com/ZWpxoGRUR1
— Chuck Purnell (@ChuckP6abc) August 8, 2018
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