yesterday that city came under attack, not just a city but the values that the city stands for and we will respond as we have responded in the past. we recognize many in the community excuse me. by coming together by working together and by grieving together and showing we are stronger than the hate that field this terrible tragedy. i can assure you my office and the offices of everyone standing appear will do everything he can to ensure the safety of the community and to defend the values that made this city a beacon for so many. with that, i want to turn it over to our partner in these efforts, the u.s. attorney for the state of new jersey. i want to start by sending my heartfelt condolences of the families of yesterday s victims. yesterday detective seals woke up in the morning to do what he has been doing for the past 17
seven, 1995. the survivor was able to escape the story at the beginning of the incident and we are not providing his name at this time. at approximately 12:38 p.m. the jersey city police department received nine loan call from an individual who discovered the body of detective seals. minutes later at approximately 12:43 p.m., jersey city police rep and personnel arrived in the vicinity of the jc kosher supermarket and engaged with the suspects inside. a long, protracted shoot-out followed and approximately 3:25 p.m., police armored vehicle broke through the entryway of the supermarket. at approximately 3:47 p.m. the law-enforcement incident ended when the officers discovered the bodies inside the supermarket. i soon as the shoot out ended, law-enforcement began processing the scene, including numerous
tonight. law enforcement came under fire for hours during this shootout, and when it was over two suspects were dead and one of their own, detective joseph seals killed in the line of duty. this apparently all started at a cemetery not far from where we are now. detective seals who was a 15-year veteran had been involved in getting illegal guns off the streets and he confronted the two suspects and that erupted somehow into gun fire and the gun fire ended up moving into a standoff at a small supermarket and that s where we had that standoff occurring for hours. when that standoff was over again, the two suspects killed. three civilians inside the supermarket killed by the suspects. two officers, wolf, were also injured, but fortunately they were able to survive their injuries and were released from the hospital tonight. law enforcement officials talking about the bravery not only of detective seal, but all of the officers who responded. new jersey s governor was just out here just a fe