Crime & Safety
Cops Shoot, Kill Armed North Jersey Man Barricaded Inside House
Incident occurred in Byram Township late Wednesday afternoon, reports say.
A Byram man allegedly barricaded in a home Wednesday was shot and killed by police, according to multiple reports.
Ronald Neal was reportedly shot and killed when police responded to a Laurel Trail home for a report of a person barricaded in the Sussex County home, nj.com reported.
The New Jersey State Police and Byram Township Police, along with the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office are conducting a joint investigation into the incident, which was called in just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, njherald.com reported. Neal was armed and not alone in the home, the report said.
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