A child was killed in a house fire in Perth Amboy on Friday morning.
Authorities say the suspect charged at officers with the weapon and that is when they shot and killed him.
A knife-wielding suspect was shot and killed by police, who then discovered three people dead inside a home in Piscataway, New Jersey on Monday, according to officials.
There was an emergency call to a house fire, and members of the Old Bridge volunteer fire department rapidly responded. When all hands are on deck, they need everyone - including a firefighter who was dressed as Santa Claus to answer the call.
Police responded to a home on Redwood Court in South Brunswick around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday.
It's a tradition inspired by Tracy Morgan's own near-death experience more than a decade ago.