Incident

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3-22-2024 New Jersey Cedar Grove 1-0

Location

March 22, 2024

Ambrose Group LLC
2 Village Park Road
Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Anthony F Ambrose III
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)

Notes

Former Newark Police Director and Chief of Detectives in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office accidentally shot self in office.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/former-newark-police-director-injured-accidental-shooting-cedar-grove

URL: https://patch.com/new-jersey/verona/retired-essex-cop-accidentally-shoots-himself-cedar-grove-ecpo

URL: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/mysterious-shooting-of-former-newark-police-director-shrouded-in-secrecy/5262868/

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 40
State House District: 40