Suspect killed in shootout with Jersey City police after officers say he opened fire
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A man shot by police in Jersey City has died after officials say he opened fire on officers.
According to Mayor Steve Fulop, officers observed a person acting suspiciously with a bulge in their clothing on Bergen Avenue around 1 a.m.
The individual opened fire on an officer as they approached and the officer returned fire, hitting the suspect.
The suspect was later pronounced dead at the hospital, and a gun was recovered at the scene.
Darshell Robinson said that suspect was her grandson. She said 27-year-old Teshawn Rogers used to live with her in Jersey City before he moved to Texas.
She said he was missing his family and came back to visit and he had only been in town for two days.
"He was my third oldest grandson and they shot him down in the street," she said. "It killed him and would not tell me what happened."
Because it was a fatal police shooting, the state attorney general's office will lead the investigation.
Rogers family says they have a lot of questions they want answered.
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