New Jersey State Police in a shootout with a heavily armed man at a Boy Scout camp

The police responded to a report at the Góra Allamuchy Scout Reserve

The man shot at arriving officers – a law enforcement source tells NJ 101.5

An aerial photo shows a car with a gun attached to the roof

BYRAM – According to NBC New York, a person armed with “several assault rifles” was shot Monday afternoon in a wooded area of ​​Sussex County.

Jonathan McMeen, a spokesman for the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office, confirmed that state police and his office are investigating the shooting. He did not disclose any details of the incident other than to say there was no threat to public safety.

Law enforcement sources told 101.5 New Jersey that police responded to a call at the Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation and were shot by a man. The officer returned fire.

Officers hospitalized

This was reported by NBC New York that the man had “multiple assault rifles.” Their report included an aerial view of a red car with a gun on its roof.

Byram Mayor Alex Rubenstein on his Facebook page said Bryam police responded, but no Byram officers were injured. – said NJPBA president Peter Andreev on X’s union account that the officers involved in the shooting were taken to the hospital.

The 1,000-acre Scout Reservation includes two camps, Camp Somers and Camp Wheeler. It is owned by the Patriots Path Council and is closed for the winter.

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