Off-Duty N.J. Officer Found Shot Dead in Car

An off-duty police officer in Sayreville, New Jersey was found fatally shot inside his personal vehicle Monday morning.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said during a news conference that authorities received reports of a body found in a car on the site and that the victim was identified as a Sayreville police officer, according to myCentralNewJersey.

The shooting occurred next to the former Amboy Cinemas just off the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville shortly after 7 a.m.

The prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation of the incident.

Officer will provide more information on this story.