@ctpolicelive: One Detained in New Britain After New Jersey Officer-Involved Shooting 📍 Branch Brook Park, Belleville, NJ 📅 Sunday, October 25, 2026 - 8:47 p.m. 📻 Key Details -- Belleville Police attempted to stop a black BMW displaying a Connecticut plate assigned to a Subaru -- The driver fled westbound on Mill Street, entered oncoming traffic and reached speeds of about 55 mph -- The BMW continued into Branch Brook Park before turning around and traveling eastbound -- An officer was struck near Mill Street and Union Avenue before gunfire was exchanged -- The officer was initially reported down but was later reported to have non-life-threatening injuries -- It remains unclear whether anyone inside the BMW was struck by gunfire -- The BMW fled the area following the shooting 🚘 Vehicle Description -- Black BMW 5 Series, four-door -- Heavy window tint -- Connecticut registration BP93743 - reported as misused plates 📝 Updated Information -- Around 1:28 a.m., the BMW hit a license plate reader in New Britain -- At 3:19 a.m. a trooper located an occupied white Audi registered to the person of interest’s mother on Corbin Avenue near West Main Street -- Police used less-lethal beanbag rounds to breach the Audi’s windows -- The driver was taken into custody -- A New Jersey detective is responding to assist with the investigation #BellevilleNJ #NewJersey #NewBritainCT #Connecticut
