Suspect shot and killed by New Jersey State Police, attorney general's office says

A suspect was shot and killed by New Jersey State Police following an incident that may have stemmed from a town away, according to the state attorney general’s office.

The suspect was shot around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday on Gotham Parkway near West Commercial Avenue in Moonachie, the AG’s office said.

It was not immediately clear what led up to the shooting. The circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting were under investigation, the attorney general’s office said. No further information was immediately made available.

Chopper 4 footage from the scene showed an SUV that had crashed into part of a walkway to a building.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office was leading the investigation into the shooting.