Jersey City police officer Melvin Santiago was shot and killed early this morning at the Walgreens at the corner of Communipaw and Kennedy Blvd. According to the Jersey Journal:
At 4:09 a.m. Santiago and another officer responded to the Walgreens from Bergen and Lexington avenues and were the first officers to arrive at the scene. The gunman, who has not yet been identified, opened fire on the marked police car.
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop summed it up for the entire community:
It is a tragic situation when any officer is killed in the line of duty,” Fulop said. “Melvin was an officer who represented everything one would want to see in a police officer. I know the entire city's thoughts and prayers are with the Santiago family during this difficult time and we mourn together."
The gunman who killed Officer Santiago was shot and killed by JCPD.
Our deepest sympathies to his family and his fellow officers this morning.
UPDATE 12:31pm -- The Jersey City Desk will not be releasing Patrolman Santiago's killer's name though it has just been released by authorities. The dead man deserves no ink, no press and should well be forgotten to time after doing this to OUR community.
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