Watch Deadly N.J. Hotel Shootout Erupt Between Police, Gunman

July 9, 2025

A Woodbridge police officer and an NYPD detective were shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire in a Woodbridge hotel lobby with a fatal shooting suspect, who was shot and killed.

Joe Vince

Two New York police officers were wounded in a chaotic hotel lobby gun battle last month with a fatal shooting suspect, who was killed in the exchange.

The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. June 13 when two Woodbridge police officers and an NYPD detective responded to a hotel in search of Karl Gregory, a suspect in a fatal New York City shooting, nj.com reports. The officers were interviewing an individual in the lobby when Gregory came down in the elevator, carrying two bags.

Once out of the elevator, Gregory reached into his backpack, and a shootout erupted. The suspect, an NYPD detective and one of the Woodbridge officers were all struck by gunfire.

Gregory was pronounced dead at the scene. The wounded officers were rushed to the hospital, where they were treated and eventually released.

The shooting is under investigation.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.