Officer Joe Seals, a 15-year veteran of the force and a detective, was killed. He was a husband and the father of five children and, by all accounts, was a good cop. He came upon bad guys as he was trying to interdict guns. It is believed that he was ambushed.
“Our hearts to out to him. We believe that he was killed while trying to interdict these bad guys,” Police Chief Michael Kelly said.
Along with Officer Seals, several other people were killed, including two gunmen.
Forward says five Jews and a beloved police detective were murdered. The two gunmen were also killed.
The shootout took place in at least three locations.
The gun laws are very strict in New York but the extremists are demanding stricter gun laws as a result of this tragedy.
NEW: Jersey City police chief says officers are examining a stolen U-Haul “that may contain an incendiary device” following shootout that left multiple people dead. https://t.co/dQUHaN2V4a pic.twitter.com/sV32ejEpMq
— ABC News (@ABC) December 10, 2019
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BREAKING: Authorities hold press conference on shootout in Jersey City that left a police officer and three civilians dead. https://t.co/WJADNoV6qP
— ABC News (@ABC) December 10, 2019
MASSIVE police response as gunmen firing at officers & civilians in Jersey City
Here’s what we know >> https://t.co/AIGMupF1k7 pic.twitter.com/EvZ9HzLlPH
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 10, 2019
SOUND ON: Jersey City sounds like a war zone; ALL schools on lockdown, police tell media to leave the area – https://t.co/AIGMupF1k7 pic.twitter.com/6wvtJYNaYc
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 10, 2019
HAPPENING NOW: Dozens of rounds fired during ongoing gun battle in Jersey City; sheriff calls incident “active shooting situation” – https://t.co/AIGMupF1k7 pic.twitter.com/BCKtN2l0iS
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 10, 2019
Can someone let Shannon Watts know that New Jersey has all the gun laws Democrats say they want nationally, a Dem Governor and Jersey City has had entirely Democrat mayors since 1917 except in 2001? The NRA doesn’t run NJ, Democrats do and their laws don’t stop mass shootings. pic.twitter.com/LxYKc9lCuM
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) December 10, 2019
BREAKING: Body of slain Jersey City police officer Joe Seals now on way to Regional Medical Examiner with an American flag 🇺🇸 draped over it. @NBCNewYork coverage continues pic.twitter.com/JTdwU06yR7
— Brian Thompson (@brian4NY) December 10, 2019
