Suspect shot during DEA operation in Parsippany, N.J.
A suspect was shot on Wednesday morning while Drug Enforcement Administration agents were executing a search warrant in Parsippany, New Jersey, authorities said.
Shots rang out just after 6:30 a.m. at the corner of Kingston and Littleton roads.
"DEA and its federal partners were executing a court-authorized search warrant this morning in Parsippany, New Jersey, when shots were fired. One suspect was shot and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No agents were injured as a result," said Cheryl Ortiz, special agent in charge of the New Jersey Field Division. "This incident is now under investigation and DEA will have no other statements."
"The situation has been resolved, and there is no danger to the public," Parsippany police said on social media.
Terrified residents said they had no idea what was going on as police and federal authorities moved into their neighborhood.
"I woke up to gunshots. It was a lot of pops, like, pop pop pop pop. And then I run out, and look in the front, and I don't see anything. I run in the back, and I see smoke coming out of the area, and I hear a lot of commotion ... 'Come out with your hands up, police, police, come out with your hands up,'" one neighbor said.
Residents told CBS News New York they also saw some other people being taken into custody.
Neighbor Walter Borecki said there was a similar situation at the same house 20 years ago, adding he knows the current residents and that they were not the people taken into custody.
"I know the lady. She lives with her daughter and baby and I haven't seen them in weeks, so I think they are on vacation," Borecki said.
"It's a very safe neighborhood, great neighborhood. I have been here 42 years and it's the first time there's a problem," Parsippany resident Anthony Vermont said.
Several local roads in the area were closed while the operation took place, and some residents nearby were asked to stay in their homes until they were contacted by law enforcement.
It remains unclear what federal agents were looking for.