Crime & Safety

Police Involved Shooting Hospitalizes 2 In Union County, Authorities Say

An officer and another person were taken to hospitals after an incident on Roselle Street in Linden.

UNION COUNTY, NJ —Investigators are on Roselle Street in Linden after a police officer fired a weapon during an incident, according to the Linden Police Department.

Officials said both the officer involved and another person were taken to separate hospitals for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately released.

Roselle Street is closed between Jackson Avenue and Pierce Avenue while investigators remain on scene. No additional details have been released about what led up to the incident.

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