Man accused of opening fire on New Jersey officers arrested in NYC

Friday, November 22, 2019
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man accused of opening fire on officers in New Jersey was arrested at Penn Station on Thursday night.

Investigators say a Tuckerton Borough police officer exchanged gunfire with a man after a traffic stop.
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The officer was not injured.

Schools in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor were locked down for most of the day.
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The man is being held in New York and is expected to be extradited back to New Jersey.

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