There are reports of a shooting inside the Gloucester Township Police Department. I'm with @good_day_Philly on my way to the scene
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/CP_LucasKMurray/status/284614279716560896
Confirmed: 3 Gloucester Twp police officers shot in police dept. Injuries not life-threatening. The suspect… http://t.co/NQrrH1NX
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
Local journos in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area are tweeting this morning about a shooting in a Gloucester Township, N.J. police station. Three police officers have reportedly been shot.
Twitchy will update as news continues to develop.
Some pics from the scene:
Gloucester Township police shooting. #fox29 pic.twitter.com/3nJcdmuU
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
CSI on the scene of Gloucester Township police shooting. #fox29 pic.twitter.com/AaZX3YQT
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
Chopper3 over scene MT@SteveLindsayCBS: #CBS3 confirms 1 transport from shooting inside Gloucester Twp police station pic.twitter.com/6JqfEAFe
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) December 28, 2012
No one at Gloucester police hq is talking yet about the reported shooting this a.m.
— Emily Babay (@emilybabay) December 28, 2012
Update:
Confirmation is coming in that the shooter was shot to death.
The Camden County prosecutors office has confirmed: the Gloucester Township police shooter has been shot and killed #fox29
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
Two officers have minor injuries. A third is reportedly in surgery.
One male and one female Gloucester Township police officer have minor injuries. A third male officer is in surgery. shooter is dead #fox29
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
http://twitter.com/dray_clark/statuses/284657032416604160
Update:
Good news: It’s expected that the two officers with minor injuries will be able to go home today.
UPDATE: 3 officers shot inside Gloucester Twp. police dept. 1 in surgery. 2 others treated & will be released today. Shooter is Dead. #CBS3
— Steve Lindsay CBSPhilly (@SteveLindsayCBS) December 28, 2012
All three officers are reportedly stable.
@MikeyJ351 The deputy who briefed me did not give names and said he would not answer questions until 3pm. But all 3officers are stable.
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
More on the shooter:
http://twitter.com/dray_clark/statuses/284656164988395525
http://twitter.com/dray_clark/statuses/284656553775222784
Police plan to brief the press at 3 p.m. today.
https://twitter.com/dray_clark/status/284658169962184704
More good news: Two of the officers have been released from the hospital and the third is out of surgery and in stable condition.
Cooper U Hospital: Gloucester Twp police officer who was in surgery is out&stable. The two other officers who… http://t.co/W3D9p8KJ
— Stephanie Esposito (@stephanieespo) December 28, 2012
Update: Police have identified the shooter, who they say worked for the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
https://twitter.com/Good_Day_Philly/status/284756060999393281
https://twitter.com/Good_Day_Philly/status/284756146034708481
https://twitter.com/Good_Day_Philly/status/284756209330962432
Gloucester Twp Police ID shooter as Eddie Jones III, of Willingboro,NJ. He is a civilian communications officer 4 the NJDept. of Corrections
— never forget who voted for him & why (@bettyb00p00) December 28, 2012
WJLA news reports that the shooter overpowered a female police officer and shot her with her own firearm. Jones had been arrested for stalking the home of a former girlfriend earlier in the morning, police say. All three officers are expected to recover.
https://twitter.com/photochlochlo/status/284780053248749568
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