Former NYPD Chief’s Son Helped Take Down Jersey City Gunmen

Former NYPD Chief’s Son Helped Take Down Jersey City Gunmen
Police officers arrive at the scene following reports of gunfire, in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 10, 2019. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo
Bill Pan
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The son of former New York City Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik was among the task force that responded to Tuesday’s deadly gun battle in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Joseph Kerik, of the Newark Police Department, was one of the three responders who smashed through the front of a kosher store in an armored vehicle following an intense exchange of gunfire. Kerik and two Jersey City officers then jumped out and fatally shot the suspects, the New York Post reported, citing a source and a law enforcement official.
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