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3 Officers Hurt In Shooting At NJ Police Station

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GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A man being processed on a domestic violence charge grabbed a gun and shot and injured three officers at a police station in southern New Jersey before he was killed.

It happened at the Gloucester Township police station in Camden County.

Police say gunfire erupted inside the station at about 5:45 a.m. Friday.

As the man was being processed on the complaint, he grabbed a gun and began firing. Three officers were hit before the suspect was shot and killed.

Deputy Police Chief David Harkins said one officer suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was undergoing surgery. Two other officers suffered minor injuries.

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