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NY Post
New York Post
4 May 2023


NextImg:3 shot dead in New Jersey, including 7-year-old girl and suspected gunman

Three people were shot dead in New Jersey on Wednesday night, including a 7-year-old girl and an armed man suspected of killing her, according to reports.

The young girl was found dead at the scene Wednesday night with a gunshot wound to the chest after authorities reached the house on Johnson Avenue for a domestic dispute call, sources told ABC 7.

As officers were responding to the home around 8:45 p.m., police spotted an armed man.

Cops shot the man, who was later pronounced dead, the station reported.

Medical staff is spotted at the scene where three people were shot dead near Johnson Avenue in Newark, N.J., on May 3, 2023.
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A third person was also killed in the initial shooting, CBS New York reported.

“Tonight, there was a tragic shooting that left three people killed, including a child, and the perpetrator,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement early Thursday morning, according to CBS. “Three people dead. It’s tragic.”

Fox 5 reported the suspect tossed a gun as he ran from police before pulling a second gun, leading officers to open fire.

Police investigate near the scene where a man was shot dead by police following a domestic dispute call officers received near Johnson Avenue in Newark, N.J., on May 3, 2023.

Police investigate near the scene where a man was shot dead by police following a domestic dispute call officers received near Johnson Avenue in Newark, N.J., on May 3, 2023.
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The suspect threw the gun away as he ran from police before pulling a second gun, Fox 5 reported.

The suspect threw the gun away as he ran from police before pulling a second gun, Fox 5 reported.
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The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to News 12 New Jersey a child was killed, but no other details were provided.

A semi-automatic handgun was seen in the street as detectives were on the scene, ABC 7 reported.

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General was leading the investigation of the shooting, News 12 reported.

State law dictates the AG’s office takes over the cases of police-involved shootings.