Domestic violence suspect shot, killed by police in Middlesex County
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Officials in Middlesex County are investigating after police shot and killed a suspect in a domestic violence case early Thursday morning.
Authorities say they responded to a home on East Tappen Street in the Port Reading section around 1 a.m.
Police say they were responding to a domestic violence call where someone violated a restraining order.
The suspect apparently used some sort of instrument, maybe a bat, to damage a car belonging to a female in the house. The heavy object was used to smash every window on the SUV.
A friend said the woman had a restraining order against the suspect. He also reportedly went after the woman and she was injured.
According to reports, when police arrived, he fled and ran a few hundred feet from the scene before he was stopped by police in a parking lot.
The Attorney General's office said the man was holding a baseball bat outside of the store when an officer fired his service weapon.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead around 9 a.m.
A friend said the couple has had numerous run-ins and police were frequently at the house.
The man was identified by the Attorney General's office as Aamir Allen, 35, of Carteret, New Jersey.
The New Jersey Attorney General's office is investigating.
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