by Ken Walker
Fleeing Suspect Shot, Killed by NPD in the South Ward
November 16, 2007 in Uncategorized by Ken Walker
??Newark Star Ledger??: “Newark police kill man after foot chase”:http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1195192049111370.xml&coll=1.
A Newark police officer shot and killed a gunman yesterday after a foot chase in the city’s South Ward, authorities said.
The 1:15 a.m. incident was triggered by reports of gunfire on Ludlow Street. When officers arrived, they found a group of 10 to 15 men hanging out, authorities said.
The men scattered, and the officers chased after them, cornering several of them at Ludlow and Virginia streets, police said. One suspect, 21-year-old Jihaad Sumler, allegedly pulled a gun and pointed it at one of the officers.
The officers shouted “gun.” An officer whom police did not identify fired at Sumler, hitting him twice in the torso, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. He was taken to University Hospital, where he was declared dead.
Investigators found a loaded .357-caliber handgun near where Sumler collapsed, prosecutor’s office spokesman Paul Loriquet said. Authorities believe it was the weapon Sumler pointed at the officers.
According to the ??New York Times??, an investigation is underway: “Newark: Police Shooting Investigated”:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/nyregion/16mbrfs-SHOOTING.html.
