A Newark police officer fired his gun while trying to arrest a suspect in the city late Friday, authorities said.
NEWARK -- A Newark police officer fired his gun while trying to arrest a suspect in the city Friday night, authorities said.
Police went to a residence on Goble Street around 8 p.m. to search for someone wanted by Elizabeth authorities, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray said in a statement.
As officers approached the house, the suspect took off on foot and police gave chase, according to Murray.
"In the course of the foot pursuit, one Newark officer discharged his service weapon," the prosecutor's statement said.
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There were no injuries from the gunfire and the suspect was turned over to Elizabeth police, Murray said.
Authorities identified the suspect only as a male and did not say why he was wanted.
The Professional Standards Bureau at the prosecutor's office was investigating the gunfire, which is procedure when an officer fires a weapon, the statement added.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas S. Fennelly said the investigation was ongoing and additional details were not being released.
An Elizabeth police spokesman could not be reached Saturday afternoon.
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