At the scene, officials said the man opened fire on responding officers
A New Jersey police officer was shot and injured while responding to a domestic incident in Phillipsburg on Saturday.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., an emergency call was placed for an incident on Hanover Street, just off South Main Street.. One officer was shot in the leg. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and the police. It ended when the man allegedly took his own life by turning the gun on himself, officials say.There is no word yet on their conditions, but Mayor Todd Tersigni said the officer is in "good spirits."The scene has since been closed off with crime tape and state troopers are in the area.
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