![]() ![]() We pray for the safety of all those involved. We do not know at this point if the kosher supermarket from which they were firing was an intended target. President Donald Trump has been briefed about the situation.Īrthur Stark, chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed solidarity “for the Jewish community and all the residents of Jersey City, where it appears members of the community were wounded by gunfire, as were members of the police force responding to gunfire from active shooters. Gun violence is my top priority! We’ve already passed bills and I am pushing my gun buyback bill to get these guns off the street. Terrible news in Jersey City today as two gunman shot and injured one police officer near Martin Luther King Drive. Donald Payne Jr., whose district includes Jersey City. Gun violence is my top priority! We’ve already passed bills and I am pushing my gun buyback bill to get these guns off the street,” tweeted Rep. “Terrible news in Jersey City today as two gunman shot and injured one police officer near Martin Luther King Drive. politician wasted no time connecting the unfolding situation to the calls for gun control. Grateful for the first responders who quickly arrived on the scene, and praying for the officers shot in the standoff. ![]() For folks in the area, please continue to avoid Martin Luther King Drive for now-it’s not safe. Cory Booker (D-N.J.).Ĭlosely monitoring the active shooter situation in Jersey City. Grateful for the first responders who quickly arrived on the scene, and praying for the officers shot in the standoff,” tweeted Sen. Two suspects and three civilians are dead in addition to the police officer, a 40-year-old married father of several children. “Closely monitoring the active shooter situation in Jersey City. The store is located next door to a small, yet visible, synagogue, said Rabbi Shmuel Levitin, who directs Chabad Young Professionals of Hoboken and Jersey City with his wife Esta, and frequents the store. Thank you to the first responders who arrived on the scene. Just seeing the news out of Jersey City-please avoid Martin Luther King Drive until further notice. Thank you to the first responders who arrived on the scene,” tweeted Sen. “Just seeing the news out of Jersey City-please avoid Martin Luther King Drive until further notice. “I have every confidence in our law-enforcement professionals to ensure the safety of the community and resolve this situation.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with the men and women of the Jersey City Police Department, especially with the officers shot during this standoff, and with the residents and schoolchildren currently under lockdown,” said New Jersey Gov. Nearby schools, including a Catholic one, were first on lockdown however, the children-all safe-have since been dismissed. Source: Website.įBI New Jersey, the Hudson County SWAT Team, New Jersey’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and other law-enforcement agencies responded to the incident. ![]() Exterior of the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, N.J. ![]()
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