2019 Jersey City shooting

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2019 Jersey City shooting
Location
  • Bayview Cemetery
  • JC Kosher Supermarket
    223 Martin Luther King Dr.
    Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°41′43″N 74°05′15″W / 40.6954°N 74.0874°W / 40.6954; -74.0874
(cemetery)
40°42′26″N 74°05′01″W / 40.70715°N 74.08367°W / 40.70715; -74.08367
(grocery store)
DateDecember 10, 2019
c. 12:30 pm (EST; UTC−05:00)
Deaths6 (including 2 perpetrators)
Injured3

On December 10, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a cemetery and a kosher grocery store located in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey, in which six people were killed. Three civilians, a policeman and two attackers were killed in the shooting. Another civilian and two police officers were wounded.[1][2]

Shootings

On December 10, 2019, at around 12:30 pm, a police officer approached two men at the Bayview Cemetery in regards to an investigation that he was conducting.[2][3] It is believed that the detective approached the suspects to confiscate guns in a van which was related to a murder the previous weekend in nearby Bayonne. The police officer was shot and killed.

The suspects then fled and drove about one mile to a grocery store,[2][4] where they exchanged gunfire with the police for over an hour until they were shot and killed.[5]

Stolen U-Haul vehicle

The perpetrators stole a U-Haul vehicle following the first shooting.[6] The vehicle is under investigation and police said it had been moved away as it could contain an incendiary device.[7][8] Later on, police found that there was a live pipe bomb inside the truck.[9]

Attackers

On December 11, local news outlets identified the shooters as David Anderson and Francine Graham. The two were killed by police during the siege. It was declared that the shooting was a targeted attack and that Anderson was connected to the Black Hebrew Israelite movement. There were postings that connected to Anderson's social page with anti-police and anti-Jewish writings.[10]

Motive

Mayor of Jersey City Steven Fulop, referring to the market, tweeted that the shooters "targeted the location they attacked."[11]

Victims

The dead police officer was 39 years old.[2] Two officers were wounded in the shootout.[12]

Three civilians also died.[1] Two of them were identified as the 33-year-old female store owner, and a 24-year-old customer from Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City.[13][14]

Response

Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene. They included the Jersey City Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department and the New York City Police Department

The Jersey City Medical Center, 12 Jersey City Public Schools in the vicinity as well as that of Sacred Heart Church were on lock-down during the incident.[15][16] Up to 100 children were held in the yeshiva next to the market.[12] Public transportation on NJ Transit buses and the Hudson Bergen Light Rail in the area were suspended. The New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension was temporarily closed.[17][3]

Condolences from politicians

President Donald Trump was briefed about the incident at the White House. He gave his condolences to the victims and their families via a tweet.[18]

Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy expressed his condolences, his thoughts and prayers for police, residents, and school children, and praise for the slain detective in a series of tweets.[6][19]

Cory Booker, junior United States Senator from New Jersey, and Mayor Fulop also expressed their condolences.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Bryan Llenas; Barnini Chakraborty; Nicole Darrah (December 10, 2019). "Jersey City gun battle leaves 6 dead, including police officer". Fox News. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Dienst, Jonathan; Thompson, Brian; Kuperstein, Adam; Villeda, Ray; Millman, Jennifer (December 10, 2019). "Officer, 5 Others Dead in 'Ambush' NJ Active Shooter Situation". NBC New York. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Jersey City Shootout: Police Officer Among 6 Dead; Suspects Found Dead In Kosher Grocery Store With 3 Civilians". CBS New York. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Audrey McNamara; Victoria Albert (December 10, 2019). "Live updates: 4 killed in Jersey City shooting". CBS News. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Shooting at Jersey City Kosher Grocery Store Leaves Six Dead". www.chabad.org. Chabad. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Ortiz, Grace Hauck, Anthony Zurita and Keldy. "6 people killed, including a police officer and 3 bystanders, in Jersey City shooting". USA Today. Retrieved December 10, 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Mike Hayes; Veronica Rocha (December 10, 2019). "Live updates: New Jersey shooting". CNN. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Authorities: Multiple people dead, including police detective, in Jersey City shooting". News 12 New Jersey. Retrieved December 10, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ Gold, Michael; Watkins, Ali (December 11, 2019). "Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew Israelite Group". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  10. ^ Michael Gold; Ali Watkins (December 11, 2019). "Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Published Anti-Semitic Posts, Official Says". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Noah Cohen (December 11, 2019). "Jersey City shootings: Kosher market where 3 were killed was targeted by gunmen, mayor says". nj.
  12. ^ a b Michael Gold; Nick Corasaniti; William K. Rashbaum (December 10, 2019). "Jersey City Shooting Live Updates: 6 People Killed, Including Officer". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Names of Jewish murder victims released: Young mother and Yeshiva bochur among shooting victims". Yeshiva World News. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  14. ^ https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Police-officer-shot-in-New-Jersey-in-active-shooting-situation-report-610518
  15. ^ Heyboer, Kelly (December 10, 2019). "Thousands of kids on lockdown in schools as gunman opens fire in Jersey City". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  16. ^ Heyboer, Kelly (December 10, 2019). "Jersey City schools lift lockdown, let thousands of kids go home after fatal shooting". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  17. ^ Higgs, Larry (December 10, 2019). "Jersey City shooting: NJ Transit resumes service, Turnpike exit shut down". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  18. ^ "Six dead, including a police officer, in Jersey City shooting: officials". WPIX. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "I have been briefed on the unfolding situation in Jersey City. Our thoughts and prayers are with the men and women of the Jersey City Police Department..." Twitter. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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