00:00Breaking right now at 11, a Newark police officer killed in the line of duty tonight and another injured still in the hospital after a shooting.
00:10Good evening, I'm Christine Johnson. It is still a very active scene in Newark and here's what we know at this hour.
00:17Two officers were shot around 6.30 tonight near Broadway and Carteret.
00:22Both officers were taken to a nearby hospital. One of them was pronounced dead a short time later.
00:28The shooter, whose sources say is a teenager, was also injured.
00:32We have team coverage on this breaking story. Laurie Bordenero at the hospital where both officers were taken.
00:38Let's begin with Derek Waller who's live at the scene with the latest information. Derek?
00:45And Christine, as you just mentioned, law enforcement sources tell our Christine Sloan that the suspect here,
00:51the suspect accused of shooting and killing that police officer tonight is a teenager and is alive and in custody.
00:59We also just got a word from the New Jersey State PBA that the second officer who was shot tonight is in critical condition at the hospital.
01:08This all happened right behind me past that police tape.
01:10Down there you see where that cop car is flashing down at Carteret Avenue here on Broadway in front of the White Castle.
01:15It happened earlier tonight in front of horrified witnesses.
01:20People gathered right outside Luis Munoz Marin Elementary moments after the tragedy.
01:26The New York Police Union says one officer is dead, a second officer shot and wounded
01:31after a shootout near Broadway and Carteret Avenue just after 6.30 Friday night.
01:36It sounded like a car accident and it went boom, boom, boom.
01:39Randy Mejia is a security guard at the McDonald's right across the street.
01:43Right before the shooting, he saw cops running.
01:47They were chasing, but I don't know if they were chasing somebody.
01:49I saw maybe four cops on the way down toward the street.
01:54Were they chasing like in a vehicle or were they running down the street?
01:57They were running down the street.
01:58This is a massive crime scene stretching several blocks with detectives and crime scene investigators combing the scene.
02:05The New Jersey Attorney General's office saying in a statement,
02:08our law enforcement officers put themselves in harm's way every day to protect our communities.
02:14And tonight is a painful reminder of the depth of the sacrifices they make.
02:22And again the breaking news here.
02:23One Newark police officer shot and killed in the line of duty tonight.
02:27And we've also learned that a second officer in critical condition after being shot in the chest and leg.
02:33The suspect here, a teenager.
02:36The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is taking the lead on this investigation.
02:40They have released very few details so far.
02:43Reporting live here in Newark, Derek Waller, CBS News, New York.
02:46All right, Derek, thank you for that update from Newark.
02:49Right after this shooting, those officers were rushed to the hospital.
02:53Laurie Bordenero continues our team coverage now from Newark.
02:57Christine, we are here outside University Hospital and you can see security is tight.
03:02Two police officers have been stationed outside the entrance to this trauma center all evening.
03:08Police officers from neighboring communities have been showing up.
03:11Many gathering outside the hospital, hugging one another.
03:14We are also told Governor Murphy was inside the hospital.
03:17He is calling this a rapidly developing situation and asking for prayers for these officers, their families
03:24and all our men and women in uniform who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.
03:29We did speak briefly with a man who says he is the uncle of the officer who died.
03:33He was distraught and says he still doesn't have a lot of information.
03:36I don't know what happened.
03:39I don't know what happened.
03:44I don't know nothing more.
03:45Again, a lot of police officers still coming and going from the hospital.
03:49This is a very somber night for this police department and for the community.
03:53In Newark, Laurie Bordenero, CBS News, New York.
03:56And our morning show team will have much more on this breaking news story tomorrow, beginning at 6 a.m.
04:03You can also get updates anytime on our website, cbsnewyork.com.
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