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Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe said the officer had been serving a search warrant alongside local police when the suspects tried to flee the scene. Reports say it happened along Broad Street.
"During this incident, one suspect discharged a firearm, striking a Perth Amboy Police Officer in the leg," the mayor said.
The officer was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with a non-life-threatening injury and is in stable condition, Perth Amboy police said.
One suspect suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and all suspects were in custody.
No further details were released as of press time. This is a developing story.
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