A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark, New Jersey, police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group on Friday night, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph Azcona, 26, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department was shot during the incident and pronounced dead at the hospital hours later, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A second officer and a suspect were shot, both sustaining non-life threatening injuries, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police officers were investigating possible illegal firearms at around 6:30 p.m. when the shots were exchanged, Stephens said at a press conference Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Four other have also been taken into custody, Stephens said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 14-year-old suspect is also charged with attempted murder and possession with illegal weapons. He suffered non-life threatening injuries, Stephens said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Law enforcement officers leave their loved ones everyday and put their lives on the line for the safety and wellbeing of our communities,” Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones said in a statement Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The egregious acts that took place last night have left a family, a community and the brotherhood and sisterhood of law enforcement devastated and with a void that can never be filled,” Jones said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n