Jersey City: Deadly gun battle kills six people
Posted on AllSides December 11th, 2019
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A police officer and at least five other people have died in a series of gun battles in Jersey City, in the US state of New Jersey.
Two other police officers were wounded during the incident, which ended in a shootout after two gunmen barricaded themselves in a kosher supermarket.
A motive for the incident is not yet known. But the mayor said investigators believe the location was "targeted".
Several local schools and businesses were also put on temporary lockdown.
Authorities identified the police officer who died as Joseph Seals,...