Male threatens to shoot store and leaves supermarket, Jersey City NJ
WeaponsA female was followed by a male at the Acne Supermarket near 18th St. The male threatened to shoot up the store and left. Police are confirming if weapons were involved. The suspect is described as a male about 5 foot 10 inches, wearing a black trench coat, khaki pants, and a backwards baseball cap. The suspect later told officers he was having difficulty breathing, and medical help was called.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
All right, just started writing with the one card. This ticket just got updated over at the Acne Supermarket, near 18th St.
00:07
Female was being followed by a male.
00:11
And they stated the male headed out of the store after threatening to shoot up the store.
00:17
I'm working on a callback to see any weapons or anything like that or if it was verbal.
00:24
Hi, Irish. All right, I received. All right, chill on, phone.
00:33
You go ahead.
00:36
You got to strip that guy, so he'll just wait.
00:39
All right, male 510, last he wearing a black trench coat and khaki pants.
00:44
He had a backwards baseball cap.
00:49
All right, Richard. I hope you had another cell phone.
00:53
Receive.
00:58
The commandant, can you ascertain, if there's any injuries, can be our officers, please?
01:03
Lieutenant, I'm going off with them right now. Give me one second. I'll give you a full update.
01:07
Have PCI started into Walgreens, supportive of the backpack.
01:13
The commander, received Mike and me, call me. You get a chance. Thank you. And great response by all our units.
01:21
As in right now, no officer is hurt. I'll give you one minute.
01:30
It's going to be an automatic machine, so I have to stand by.
01:39
I'm going to see C-C.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:45
You got a bus rolling and then so anybody else that'll follow you.
01:49
All right receipts, any other units heading over, you guys can slow down your response.
01:58
And does anyone have eyes on him now? Do we know what direction he's walking or where he might be at this moment?
02:06
No, that's negative.
02:12
And that's your lieutenant.
02:13
The individual is standing talking to us and stating he has a hard time breathing.
02:18
Just ask the bus to step it up, please.
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Location mentioned:
Near 18th St, Jersey City, NJ 07310
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