JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – A man was killed in Jersey City late Monday night after he pulled a gun on a police officer, according to Mayor Steve Fulop.

Officers noticed the man with a suspicious bulge in his clothing near Ege and Bergen avenues, Fulop wrote on X. Fulop said when officers walked toward the man, he took out a firearm and fired a shot.

One officer returned fire, shooting the man, according to Fulop. Fulop said the man died at a local hospital and they took his gun at the scene.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office will be taking over the investigation.

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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