Overview

• Police responded just after noon to the Gallery Holiday Motel on Ball Street following a report of a man with a gun.
• Officers were met with gunfire upon arrival, and one officer was shot in the back and taken to Rutgers University Hospital in stable condition.
• Multiple officers were treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.
• Police exchanged fire, and two people were taken into custody, including a man described as having dreadlocks who was captured behind a building on Augusta Street.
• The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is overseeing the investigation, and officials have not released identities, charges, or the reason for the original call.