“Yesterday, we witnessed the worst of humanity when two gunmen targeted the Jewish community, opening fire at a kosher market in New Jersey and murdering two people simply because they were Jews, a store employee who worked at a Jewish business, and a police officer who was protecting the community. This heinous and cowardly act is fueled by the violent rise of the new antisemitism in America, driven by groups like the BDS movement. We welcome the President’s Executive Order to fight against this bigotry that also poisons U.S. campuses by protecting Jewish students under Title VI.
On Monday, we will release a comprehensive report on the history, methods, and networks of the new-antisemites in America and on how our nation can take substantive action to fight this evil, protect American citizens, and preserve our way of life.”
Updated December 11th, 2019 9am EST: Authorities are stating 3 Jewish civilians have been killed as well as Detective Joseph Seals, father of five children. The two gunmen have been identified as David Anderson and Francine Graham, members of the dangerous, antisemitic cult known as the“Black Israelites “.
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There is an active shooter situation taking place right now in Jersey City, NJ. Two gunmen are firing upon police and random people after taking refuge inside a Kosher store on Martin Luther King Drive near Bidwell Avenue.
According to reports, the initial shooting took place in Bayview Cemetery, with a police officer being shot in the shoulder. The wounded officer was transferred to Jersey City Medical Center where he passed away. At least one of the shooters then fled to a nearby store, from which the shooting has continued.
The storefront has been verified to be located at 223 MLK Drive, which police described as a bodega. According to a VIN news source, the Kosher store is owned by a Jewish Satmar family from Brooklyn.
Police said in a radio transmission that the the gunmen are shooting at anyone they see on the street, and have fired at the Catholic Sacred Heart School located nearby.
One police officer heard in a radio transmission said that every time a police officer moves toward the shooter, gunfire comes from a window at them.
As of 3 PM, VIN News has confirmed that the original officer that was shot in the cemetery has passed away. Two more officers were shot and are in stable condition. Additionally, one Jewish person was shot and is in stable condition.