Robber Shot By Retired Newark Officer In Union County: Prosecutor

ELIZABETH, NJ — An alleged robber was shot and injured by a retired Newark Police Department officer early Wednesday morning in Union County.

At around 5 a.m., Elizabeth Police responded to a 24-hour car wash located on Edgar Road just south of the Bayway Circle where they found the robbery victim and the shooting victim, according to the preliminary results of an investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Shooting Response Team (SRT).

An investigation found that the retired officer was physically assaulted just before the shooting took place, Union County Prosecutor Thomas K. Isenhour said.

Krishad Jones, 23, of Newark, was identified as the shooting victim and was transported to University Hospital in Newark for emergency medical treatment.

Jones was charged with a single count of second-degree robbery, and he remains in police custody in the hospital, authorities report.

This matter remains under investigation by the SRT and assisting law enforcement agencies. Anyone with information is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Dennis Donovan at 732-232- 2049.

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