Shooting at Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge, NJ, under police investigation – NBC New York

Two police officers – one from the NYPD, the other from New Jersey – were shot and a suspect killed when shots were fired during an ongoing investigation that led police to a popular banquet hall in Middlesex County, according to a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the case.

Prosecutors confirmed that the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the overnight shooting.

Authorities responded to reports of a possible active shooter at Royal Albert’s Palace, a 1,000-person banquet hall at the Raritan Hotel in Woodbridge Township, around 12:30 a.m.

According to the lead police officer, the NYPD had placed a license plate alarm on a car in connection with a murder in East Harlem. Details of the case were not immediately available, but New Jersey police were able to score a hit on the vehicle using a license plate reader. NYPD officers arrived at the scene, along with New Jersey State Troopers and officers from the Woodbridge Township and Edison police departments.

The officer said the suspect’s girlfriend got into an altercation with police and was eventually arrested. Her boyfriend, who noticed the chaos, reportedly came out of the building firing shots.

He was killed in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, the lead police official said. An NYPD officer was shot in the foot and a New Jersey officer was shot in the back. Both are expected to survive.

Police vehicles from Woodbridge and New York City departments were seen at the scene overnight. The road to the hall remained closed Thursday for the investigation. Early Thursday, a white SUV was seen being towed from the parking lot, although it was not clear if it was the vehicle that had been flagged by the NYPD.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Thursday. More details are expected to be released later in the day.