Police fired at a man who struck an officer and then fled, officials said.
ELIZABETH -- A police-involved shooting in which two officers shot at a man who struck another officer with his car before fleeing the scene is being investigated Saturday, officials said.
A group of officers was eating at a restaurant on Washington Avenue at around midnight Saturday when they spotted a vehicle that possibly matched one used in a recent robbery, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park said in a press release Saturday.
As the officers stepped out to investigate the parked car, they came upon 21-year-old Elizabeth resident Farris Mangoub Taielkrim, Park said.They identified themselves as police and noticed that Taielkrim had a handgun, Grace said.
Taielkrim then got into the vehicle and sped away, striking one of the officers, authorities said. As he fled away, the two other officers shot at Taielkrim with their service weapons, they said.
No one was reported to be struck by the gunfire, Grace said.
The officer struck in the incident was transported to a local hospital for treatment of lacerations and was released, officials said.
Police located and arrested Taielkrim in Orange later Saturday morning. A handgun was also recovered from Taielkrim as a result of the arrest. He was charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a police officer. He was remanded to Union County Jail on $150,000 bail.
The Prosecutor's office said the incident and the officers' use of force remain under investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Prosecutor's Office Detective Dennis Donovan at 908-527-4558.
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