2 dead in home shooting, including 8-year-old boy; suspect fatally shot by police
Two people -- including an 8-year-old boy -- were killed in a home shooting in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday. The suspect was also fatally shot by police. At least two people -- including an 8-year- old boy -- were killed in a home shooting in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to officials. Police responded to reports of gunshots just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. When they arrived on scene, police found one man dead from a gunshot wound and an 8-year-old boy who had been shot, according to Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office. The boy was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to officials. Police Officers at the scene of a shooting in Newark, N.J., on May 3, 2023. Kyle Mazza/SOPA Images via Shutterstock Police encountered a man with a firearm running away from the residence where the two people had been shot. Several Newark Police Department Officers followed the suspect on foot and two officers fired their weapons during th...