Update: Gunman Shot, Fort Lee Police Officers Injured

FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Fort Lee man was shot by borough police outside his home Sunday after he pointed a gun at them, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said.

The scene Sunday at Summit Avenue in Fort Lee.
Photo Credit: *Werner Ennesser*

Jerry DeMarco

09/03/2017 12:56 p.m.

Jaquan A. Suber was in police custody Sunday night at Hackensack University Medical Center, charged with pointing an illegal handgun at police.

Suber pointed the firearm "under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference," Grewal said.

He was in critical but stable condition at HUMC, the prosecutor said.

The officers, who sustained facial injuries in the 10:30 a.m. confrontation, were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for evaluation, he said.

An investigation was continuing, Grewal said.

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THE CHARGES AGAINST SUBER:

Possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, specifically to use it unlawfully against Fort Lee police officers;
Possession of a handgun without obtaining a permit;
Pointing a firearm under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference, specifically by pointing it at Fort Lee police officers.

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