Man shot and killed during encounter with police in Middle Township, New Jersey, prosecutor says
An investigation is underway in the Rio Grande section of Middle Township, New Jersey, after a person was shot and killed Friday during an encounter with law enforcement Friday, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said.
Chopper 3 was over Route 9 as police officers focused on a black car stopped in the middle of the road.
Christin Gregg said she heard the sirens and watched as a line of police cars passed by Symmetry Hair Salon, where she works
"We knew something terrible had happened," Gregg said. "Very scary, it's Cape May County, we're not used to something like that here."
Police responded around 10:30 a.m. to Route 9 and Satt Boulevard outside the Walmart Supercenter.
According to the Cape May County Prosecutor, the Attorney General's Office is now investigating the shooting after one man died.
"I heard a few pops, by the time I got up here they had the road quarantined off to where you can't walk past them and stuff," said John Pettit, who was walking near the area at the time.
Investigators are not releasing details about what led to the shooting, but they say the scene has been secured and there is no ongoing threat to the community.
As police blocked the road and flooded the area, Gregg said family members checked on her and her coworkers, not knowing what happened.
"We want to know what's going on, we'd like to know how many were involved, what the situation is," she said.
Police said right now they're not releasing any more information or the names of the people involved.
In a statement on Facebook, Middle Township Mayor Chris Leusner said the township is cooperating with the investigation and any information about or video of the incident will come from the attorney general.
"I recognize how deeply an event like this affects everyone involved, including the individual and their family, our officers, and our residents, and our thoughts are with all of them," Leusner said in the statement.
