NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- An off-duty Essex County Corrections Officer fired a shot at a suspect on a Newark street Friday morning, authorities said.
The suspect appears to have been attempting to break into a car parked on Crown Street just before 5:30 a.m.
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The off-duty officer confronted the suspect on the street, and fired a shot.
The suspect was not struck, and the officer then took the suspect into custody. Charges against the suspect are pending.
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Newark police identified the shooter as an Essex County Corrections Officer and referred further comment to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.