Posted March 27, 2017 1:58 pm by Comments

By James England

MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY — An off-duty police officer awoke to the sounds of a man rummaging through his home. He got up and confronted the suspect and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the officer used his handgun to shoot the man in the chest. He immediately began CPR to try to keep the intruder alive until emergency first responders could arrive. Upon arrival, they took over and stabilized the suspect.

A police investigation into the shooting yielded multiple leads into other burglaries and vehicle robberies that the main suspect had previously committed but had not been formally charged, according to New Jersey Advance Media.

The suspect has been identified as Tyreek Cook, 19. He is listed in critical condition and is the hospital under armed police guard until he is stable enough to move to jail to await trial. Cook has been charged with robbery in the third degree. He may face other charges if any fingerprints he provided can be linked to the other burglaries and robberies he is suspected of committing.

The officer was also taken to the hospital for superficial wounds associated with the struggle and for post traumatic stress treatment. He is expected to make a …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.