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Officer Shoots & Fatally Wounds Suspect At Car Dealership

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BURLINGTON, N.J. -

Police spent the morning investigating an officer-involved shooting near a Burlington County car dealership.

The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday on the 1200 block of Route 130 south on the border of Burlington City. 

A police officer was on patrol when he stopped to check out a suspicious person walking near the dealership. 

According to a preliminary investigation, the suspect fled on foot and fired at the officer.  The officer was not hit.  The officer returned fire, fatally shooting the suspect. 

The officer was evaluated at a local hospital and later released.  He is on desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation.

FOX 29's Steve Keeley filed this video report from the scene early Tuesday morning.

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