Overview
- Police were handling a separate domestic violence call in Palisades Park when an unrelated person armed with a knife allegedly charged at officers and an officer fired, striking that person.
- The person was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead and no officers were injured.
- The incident took place near the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue in the popular coastal park and officers had been interviewing witnesses when the confrontation occurred.
- Authorities have not released the identity of the person who was shot or the involved officer and say the attacker was not connected to the original domestic violence response.
- Detectives and forensic teams remain on scene gathering evidence, police have asked the public to avoid the area, and officials say more details will be released as the investigation proceeds.