Overview
- Officers were securing a homicide scene at 1046 Thomas S. Boyland Street when a man opened an apartment door and fired a shotgun at close range.
- The wounded officer, identified as Sharjeel Waris, was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital and was later released to applause from colleagues.
- After the exchange of gunfire, the shooter barricaded inside the apartment and was pronounced dead at the scene following an Emergency Service Unit entry.
- Police officials said they believe Waris struck the suspect when he returned fire, and the department is investigating the sequence of shots.
- Two additional officers suffered minor injuries in a separate crash while responding to the scene and are expected to recover.