6 killed as gunbattle erupts on New Jersey streets; heavy firing heard

Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy fire for hours on Tuesday, authorities said. The deceased also included two gunmen, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said. The gunfire erupted near a cemetery and the shooting continued at a kosher supermarket about a mile away, where five more bodies were found. 

Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy fire for hours on Tuesday, authorities said. The deceased also included two gunmen, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said. The gunfire erupted near a cemetery and the shooting continued at a kosher supermarket about a mile away, where five more bodies were found.  December 11, 2019 at 07:06AM https://ift.tt/2PxJLtJ