Jersey City Police Officer Shot Car During Stop: HCPO

Jersey City NJ

29 April, 2021

11:39 AM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after a Jersey City police officer discharged his weapon on Thursday morning and shot a car during a stop. Around 1:10 a.m. Jersey City police were making a traffic stop between Bergen and Oxford Avenues. According to the HCPO, during the stop "one of the officers discharged his weapon striking a vehicle." No one was shot or injured. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding theincident, including the motor vehicle stop and the officer's discharge of his service weapon. Asis standard protocol, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office has been notified of the incidentand investigation.