Officers released from hospital after shooting in Gloucester Township, N.J.

    Two of the three officers who were shot by an arrested man in a Gloucester Township, New Jersey police station have been released from the hospital.

    According to the Associated Press, the third officer is said to be in stable condition, after undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

    The shooter has been identified as Eddie Jones III of Willingboro. He is reported to be a state Department of Corrections civilian employee.

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