14-year-old charged with murder in Newark police officer shooting
Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, died at a hospital and a second officer who was also shot was recovering from his injuries.
A 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting a police officer before he could get out of his patrol car during an illegal firearms investigation in Newark, NJ, was charged with murder and attempted murder, officials said Saturday.
Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, died at a hospital and a second officer shot is recovering from his injuries.
“Five-year veteran Joseph Azcona was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said at a news conference Saturday morning.