Cop dead in shoot tragedy in Jersey City

A JERSEY CITY police officer died of a gunshot wound to the chest Sunday night, and authorities are looking into whether he committed suicide.

A 911 call brought officers to the 33-year-old officer’s home on Woodland Ave. about 7:50 p.m.

There, they found the officer shot inside, said Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly WallaceScalcione. Medics rushed him to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died.

As police raced to the scene, the cop’s horrified father could be heard on emergency radio transmissions, pleading with them to hurry.

“That’s my son’s home!” the father said. “That’s my son. Please get emergency personnel there immediately, please!”

Moments later, an officer could be heard on the air, saying, “It looks like self-inflicted. We’re gonna clear the apartment now. We’re taking one female out.”

The officer joined the Jersey City Police Department a year ago and worked a midnight tour in the city’s West District, Wallace-Scalcione said.

The Hudson County prosecutor’s office said it is investigating the officer’s death.