Two Newark police officers were shot around 6:35 p.m. Friday evening, one critically injured, according to the Essex County ...

One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another seriously injured in the city Friday night, according to the New ...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group.

Joseph Azcona, 26, was still in his police car when he was shot on Friday night, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

“Two brave, hero police officers of the Newark Police Department were shot in the line of duty this evening,” Fox said in the statement. “One officer has made the ultimate ...

Please keep the entire Newark Police Department and the families of our offices in your thoughts as we pray for both officers shot in the line of duty tonight." A resident told reporters at the ...

Officer Joseph Azcona, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was pronounced dead after being taken to University Hospital in Newark, the Essex County prosecutor's office said.

"One young officer has died, and another is fighting for his life. We stand ready to help our brothers and sisters" of the Newark Police Department. The two officers were shot at about 6:37 p.m ...

Two police officers were shot Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, that left one dead and the other critically injured.