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2 Police Detectives Ambushed in Camden, NJ

2 Police Detectives Ambushed in Camden, NJ
(Dreamstime)

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 05:18 AM EDT

At least one gunman opened fire on two plainclothes police detectives while they were sitting in their vehicle at a red light Tuesday night in Camden, New Jersey, located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Authorities were calling an ambush attack.

"The information we have thus far is that they were essentially ambushed," Camden County Police Chief J. Scott Thomson told reporters at a late night news conference. "A male walked up and began opening fire. We have anywhere between 10 and 25 rounds that were fired at the officers."

One of the detectives was able to return fire, Thomson said, but it was not immediately clear if anyone else was shot. Thomson said his department was in communication with hospitals in the region.

The detectives were taken to an area hospital and are expected to survive.

"At this point in time our officers have non-life-threatening injuries but not for the grace of God quite frankly," Thomson said. "The amount of rounds that were fired at close range and particularly through the windshield."

Police continue to search for the suspect or suspects involved in the "unprovoked" attack.

"Maybe they did know they were police officers and that's the reason why they did it. Maybe they thought they were somebody else. We'll find that out as the investigation unfolds," Thomson said.

The shooting occurred on National Night Out, an event designed to bring local police and the communities they serve together.

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At least one gunman opened fire on two plainclothes police detectives while they were sitting in their vehicle at a red light Tuesday night in Camden, New Jersey, located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Authorities were calling an ambush attack.
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