The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating an incident involving an off-duty Newark police officer who fired his service weapon on Saturday night. (Star-Ledger file photo) NEWARK -- An off-duty Newark police officer fired his service weapon on Saturday night in an incident that is now under investigation.
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No one was injured, according to Thomas Fennelly, chief assistant prosecutor for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, but few other details were released.
Fennelly said in a statement that the prosecutor's office is "investigating an incident in which an off-duty Newark police officer discharged his service weapon."
He said the incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. on Saturday near 43 Clifton St. in Newark.
The investigation is active, Fennelly said.
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