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DEA Search Warrant in Parsippany Ends With Suspect Shot

The DEA has handed investigative oversight to the FBI after securing the area.

Overview

  • Federal agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at about 7:15 a.m. near Kingston Road and Route 202 in Parsippany.
  • Shots were fired during the operation, and one suspect was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Cheryl Ortiz, special agent in charge of the DEA’s New Jersey field division, confirmed no agents were injured.
  • Parsippany Police Department closed multiple nearby roads and directed residents to shelter in place before declaring the scene safe.
  • Officials have not disclosed the warrant’s target or underlying charges, and the DEA referred all further questions to the FBI.