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Police shot the teen who was in a "suspicious" Dodge Charger behind a home on the 100 block of Lyons Avenue, when he apparently drove the car toward the officers to try to hurt them around 7:30 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
A second juvenile, age 17, was also in the vehicle. He was uninjured and was taken into police custody.
The injured juvenile underwent surgery and his condition was unknown. A total of four Newark Police officers were at the scene.
The investigation, which is being handled by the Professional Standards Bureau of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, is active and ongoing.
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