Officials in Jersey City have confirmed the suspects behindTuesday’s deadly shooting rampagepurposely targeted a kosher grocery store, firing into the business before barricading themselves inside and engaging in a gun battle with police.
Fulop commended the city’s police force, who held the suspects inside the store, obstructing any attempts to flee and harm others.
The suspects shot and killed Seals — a 13-year veteran of the force known for getting illegal guns off the streets — and then fled to the kosher market a mile away. Seals became a detective in 2017, and leaves behind a wife and five young children.
After an hours-long standoff with police at the store, five people were found dead inside. Two were the shooting suspects and three were innocent civilians who were either working or shopping at the market.
Two of the civilians killed have been identified as Leah Minda Ferencz, 33, who owned the store with her husband, and Moshe Deutsch, who was 24.
Fallen Detective Joseph Seals.Twitter
“It’s a tough day for Jersey City,” Fulop told reporters Tuesday.
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The intense standoff, which involved dozens of Jersey City officers along with SWAT teams and agents from both the ATF and FBI, led to lockdowns at several surrounding schools.
Investigators remain at the scene, and will be there for some time, according to Jersey City’s Chief of Police.
SWAT officers arriving to Tuesday’s scene.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/Shutterstock
“The investigation will take weeks, maybe months,” Chief Michael Kelly told reporters. “The crime scene is very extensive and is at three locations, at least.”
The shooting at the cemetery began just after noon.
The gunmen fled in a stolen rental van, driving straight to the kosher market.
source: people.com
