Shootout in Newark as U.S. marshals try to arrest fugitive, officials say

A fugitive opened fire on U.S. marshals who tried to arrest him at a home in New Jersey on Monday, officials said.

The man was shot by Newark police during an hours-long standoff after he barricaded himself inside a home and began shooting at officers, police said.

Suspect was barricaded in home with woman and baby

Police said officers responded to Irvine Turner Boulevard at around 11 a.m. to assist U.S. marshals in arresting a man wanted for an attempted murder in nearby Hillside.

Neighbors said they saw the suspect barricade himself inside the home with a woman and child before the shootout started…

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