The search continues on Saturday for a teenager who shot and killed a New Jersey police officer Friday evening. 27 year old Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood during a routine conversation with a pedestrian. Matlosz was shot three times at close range while he sat in the drivers seat of his vehicle. Authorities have identified a person of interest; he is identified in media reports at 19 year old Jahmell Crockam. Lakewood Police Chief Robert Lawson says Matlosz was one of the department’s most popular officers.
