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An unidentified gunman was killed and two officers were wounded during a gunfight in Trenton, New Jersey Thursday morning, authorities said.
The two officers were investigating the woman's claim that her boyfriend attacked her in the home about 2:30 a.m. Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini Jr. said.
The Trenton Police Department detectives, Jim Letts and Edgar Rios were driving a woman to her Hobart Ave. house where she told police a man assaulted her. When the woman and two officers got out of the vehicle they said a man brandishing a gun exited from a parked car about 8:45 a.m., officials said.
The officers arrived just as the man was pulling out of the driveway. The woman said "that's him" just before he whipped out a revolver and opened fire, Bocchini said.
Police report there were more than a half-dozen shots fired during the gun battle.
"When you walk into a domestic violence situation, you never know what's going to happen," Bocchini told reporters. "It can just become crazy and out-of-control."
Rios, a 30-year veteran, was shot in the back and Letts, a 15-year veteran, was shot in the shoulder.
Letts underwent surgery and was expected to survive. Rios condition is still unknown. The gunman was killed.
The two officers were investigating the woman's claim that her boyfriend attacked her in the home about 2:30 a.m. Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini Jr. said.
The Trenton Police Department detectives, Jim Letts and Edgar Rios were driving a woman to her Hobart Ave. house where she told police a man assaulted her. When the woman and two officers got out of the vehicle they said a man brandishing a gun exited from a parked car about 8:45 a.m., officials said.
The officers arrived just as the man was pulling out of the driveway. The woman said "that's him" just before he whipped out a revolver and opened fire, Bocchini said.
Police report there were more than a half-dozen shots fired during the gun battle.
"When you walk into a domestic violence situation, you never know what's going to happen," Bocchini told reporters. "It can just become crazy and out-of-control."
Rios, a 30-year veteran, was shot in the back and Letts, a 15-year veteran, was shot in the shoulder.
Letts underwent surgery and was expected to survive. Rios condition is still unknown. The gunman was killed.
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