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The incident was reported in the 200 block of Chelsea Avenue around 6 p.m.
Authorities said a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office detective suffered a gunshot wound to the lower body.
The detective was taken to a local hospital and has since been discharged.
No shots were fired by police.
Authorities said the standoff was still underway, but there was no danger to the public.
A MCPO Detective sustained a lower-body gunshot injury in the encounter that precipitated the continuing standoff with a barricaded suspect on Chelsea Avenue in Long Branch. The Detective was taken to a local hospital and has since been discharged. No shots were fired by police.
— Monmouth County Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) November 6, 2021
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