Officer-Involved Shooting In Woodbridge Under Investigation: Middlesex Prosecutor

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A police shooting that took place early Tuesday morning in Woodbridge is under investigation, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

On Tuesday, around 3:07 a.m., the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit received a report of an officer-involved shooting at Sansone Auto Mall in Woodbridge.

According to initial investigation, the Woodbridge Police Department received a 911 call at 2:14 a.m., reporting a suspicious incident at Sansone Auto Mall on Route 1 in Woodbridge.

While conducting the investigation, one of the suspects attempted to run over the investigating officers, Ciccone said. Officers discharged their weapons, and the vehicle fled the scene onto Route 1 North.

A shooting victim later walked into a local hospital and admitted their role in the suspicious incident, specifically a vehicle burglary, Ciccone said. The shooting is currently under investigation and ongoing.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732)745-8843.

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