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14-year-old charged with murder after Newark cop shot with automatic weapon
NY Post ^
| 03/08/2025
| Georgett Roberts and Tina Moore
Posted on 03/09/2025 3:48:09 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
A New Jersey cop was shot and killed in a barrage of 29 bullets fired by a 14-year-old with an automatic weapon, before the teen was also shot, officials said.
Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, didn’t stand a chance before he was gunned down Friday night.
He “was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said at a news conference Saturday morning.
“We need to focus laser sharp on trying to find the reason why this 14-year-old was in the situation that he was — had a gun, felt he could use it against police,
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; newjersey; police
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Lots of missing info. The police were investigating "illegal fireaarm" with ATF and FBI. They were hit before they could get out of the car.
To: Kid Shelleen
No we dont. We can just execute him. And anyone his age who does this. Either sex.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:49:58 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Secret Agent Man
Fine with that. No coming back, and a outright danger to society.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:51:28 PM PDT
by
drwoof
To: Kid Shelleen
Let me guess: the perpetrator was another son of Obeyme.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:51:49 PM PDT
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: Kid Shelleen
Police recovered the automatic weapon that the teen allegedly fired I'd like to hear details on the specific weapon which was used.
To: Kid Shelleen
Dems call to outlaw Glock switches in 3...2..1...
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:52:30 PM PDT
by
gundog
(The ends justify the mean tweets. )
To: ClearCase_guy
29 rounds practically screams Glock hi-cap with a switch.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:54:54 PM PDT
by
gundog
(The ends justify the mean tweets. )
To: gundog
Dems call to outlaw Glock switches in 3...2..1... Exactly - outlaw the gun (which is, already) and release the perp. That's just how they roll.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:55:19 PM PDT
by
grobdriver
(The CDC can KMA!)
To: Kid Shelleen
I’ll give the NY Post credit for one thing. They started the article with information about the victim.
Too many news sources bury that information deep in the article. Instead they talk about how disadvantaged the criminal is.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:58:21 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(It’s morning in America. Again.)
To: grobdriver
Exactly - outlaw the gun (which is, already) and release the perp. That's just how they roll. The perp is already dead.
Now who gave him access to the gun is another point entirely.
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posted on
03/09/2025 3:58:28 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: gundog
Switches are already outlawed.
They just need to enforce the law with extreme prejudice.
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:01:54 PM PDT
by
READINABLUESTATE
(‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
To: grobdriver
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:02:49 PM PDT
by
gundog
(The ends justify the mean tweets. )
To: Pontiac
The perp is already dead.
___
Nope.
“A second unnamed officer shot in the incident was rushed to the same hospital, as was the alleged teen shooter. Both are expected to survive their gunshot wounds.”
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:02:54 PM PDT
by
heartwood
(If you're looking for the /sarc tag, you just passed it.)
To: Pontiac
The article said the perp is in the hospital.
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:06:04 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: heartwood
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:06:30 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: 2111USMC
Thankyou for the collegial correction
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:09:23 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: 2111USMC
Not to worry; Benjamin Crump is on his way....
"He was just turning his life around"...."He's a good boy".......
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:12:41 PM PDT
by
traditional2
("Is it them, again, Yogi?")
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:21:35 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:31:59 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: No name given
Let me guess: the perpetrator was another son of Obeyme. Is there any other kind in Newark?
Hate the place - told husband to fly us into Philly and NOT Newark - I feel safer in Philly...
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posted on
03/09/2025 4:33:29 PM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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