3 dead, including gunman, in New Jersey supermarket shooting - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

3 dead, including gunman, in New Jersey supermarket shooting

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OLD BRIDGE, N.J -

A law enforcement official says three people are dead in a shooting at a central New Jersey supermarket.

A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told The Associated Press that the person believed to be the shooter is among the dead. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the shooting took place in a different jurisdiction.

The shooting happened at about 4 a.m. Friday inside a Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, about 25 miles from Manhattan and just across the Raritan Bay from Staten Island. The store was closed at the time and was scheduled to open at 6 a.m.

According to officials, the gunman fired 16 rounds and targeted workers he saw in the grocery store.

The store and its parking lot were closed Friday. Pathmark officials had no immediate comment on the shooting.

It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the shootout, nor was it known if the gunman killed himself or was shot by authorities.

SWAT teams had set up a command post in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant, and New Jersey Transit closed its nearby park-and-ride lot.

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