Residents took to social media looking for answers and angry for not being warned by city officials of the planned demolition. The son of former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik was among the cops who helped take down the shooters, a source told the New York Post. The slain officer was shot at the Bay View Cemetery in Jersey City, allegedly by two suspects, who then fled to a Jewish supermarket at Wilkinson Avenue and Martin Luther King Dr. in Jersey City, police said. He did not offer further explanation of which 'location' he was referring to — the cemetery or the store — or give any indication that the attack was related to anti-Semitism. Chief Kelly said that preliminary information indicated that they were killed by the suspects, and not by friendly fire from the officers trying to save them. ', Is he on drugs? 'They were shooting like crazy about an hour ago. With the second one, we selected left winger Rodion Amirov of Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. On Tuesday night, however, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said on Twitter that 'we now believe the active shooters targeted the location they attacked.' He was a married father of five. Twitter verification ostensibly just proves that he is who he says he is, and prevents other accounts from trying to imitate him. Whatever Twitter’s intentions, it implies you’re important, that you’re famous, or — most controversially — that Twitter has given you its tacit approval. The standoff sparked a massive multi-agency response, and the scene was flooded with heavily armed NYPD emergency services unit officers, FBI agents,Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, and counter-terrorism task force officers. 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The comments below have been moderated in advance. (I think I filled the form out once + I must have been rejected). Unfortunately for Fulop, Twitter’s verification process is still in a bit of flux. 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Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The names of the victims inside the store were not immediately released, pending notification of relatives. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that the situation "remains fluid. It looks like verified yesterday+ now I would like 2 go back. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Shocking bystander video shows the moment that another police officer was injured by gunfire from the suspects' high-powered rifles during the standoff. Subscribe today ». Prior to 12.30pm: Detective Seals is shot dead at Bay View Cemetery while pursuing an investigation. The shootout went on for at least two hours, until police were able to take out the two suspects. I see whole structure is collapsed #jerseycity #newjersey @StevenFulop pic.twitter.com/CF8YNwQebZ. Whatever your feelings toward the blue tick, accounts that have it stand out on your timeline and make their owners seem important, and it sounds like that’s what Fulop is objecting to. Six people were killed, including the two shooters and a police officer, when two men shot a police officer in an area cemetery and then had a shootout with police from inside a kosher supermarket. At around 12.30pm, Seals approached two suspects at or around the Bay View Cemetery as part of an investigation, and was shot dead, according to Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Detective Joseph Seals, 39, was gunned down and killed on Tuesday by the two unnamed suspects, who then went on to hijack a U-Haul truck, kill three civilians in a market, and engage in an hours-long shootout with police before police killed the suspects. 12.30pm: About mile away, the suspects ditch the stolen U-Haul and run inside the JC Kosher Supermarket, taking hostages. Current active shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey. The crime had not been immediately solved. The Sacred Heart School, located across the street from where the shooting took place, was put on lockdown shortly after noon. It's like firecrackers going off,' Patel said. Kerik's son Joseph Kerik, a cop in Newark and member of a federal task force, was among the officers on board an armored truck that ended the standoff by smashing through the market's plate glass window and engaging the suspects, shooting them dead. City Council member Rolando Lavarro Jr. fielded questions on his Facebook page, but he was caught off guard by the work. Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas confirmed that both Lincoln and Snyder high schools are on lockdown, as well as Schools 12, 14, 29, and 41. The kosher grocery is a central fixture in a growing community of Orthodox Jews who have been moving to Jersey City in recent years. Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas confirmed that both Lincoln and Snyder high schools are on lockdown, as well as Schools 12, 14, 29, and 41. 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