So I heard that this was an undercover drug buy that went south. Is that the info from your location?
That was the story for a while. In the video I posted of a press conference with JC officials, they say the cop who died was trying to get guns off the street. He worked in the Cease Fire Unit. The police chief also mentioned that there might be an explosive device in the U-Haul van in which the perps fled the initial scene.
According to senior law enforcement officials, the Tuesday afternoon shoot-out began when a detective saw a van possibly linked to a murder from over the weekend in Bayonne. As the officer approached, a suspect got out of the van to shoot the officer before taking off.
That officer, later identified as Det. Joseph Seals, died from his injuries. The preliminary investigation suggests the 39-year-old father of five was killed "while trying to interdict the bad guys" at a cemetery on Garfield Avenue, said Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly.