An undercover
investigation involving two federal law enforcement agencies led to a police
shooting in Hamilton Township, authorities say.
The Mercer County
Prosecutor’s Office says the shooting occurred Monday around 9 p.m. in the
parking lot of the Krauszer's Food Store on Greenwood Avenue.
The FBI and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were conducting the
investigation.
The prosecutor’s
office says the preliminary investigation suggests a suspect got into a vehicle
with an undercover officer when the suspect got into an altercation with two
federal officers. The prosecutor’s office says an officer’s weapon was
discharged.
The suspect, a Trenton man in his 20s, fled on foot and ended up at a hospital, where authorities say
he’s in critical but stable condition with a gunshot wound.
The officer-involved shooting
is under investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at the
direction of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Authorities say there are no charges filed, and no additional injuries that they are aware of.