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Gov. Chris Christie CLIFFVIEWPILOT photo
UPDATE: NJ State Trooper Marc K. Castellano died, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Click HERE.
Christie said he was headed to the Monmouth County hospital, following the luncheon at the Sheraton, to join Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Castellano’s family — including his wife and two children, a daughter who is 4 and a son who is 1.
The incident occurred around 10 a.m. in Catellano’s Howell Township hometown and reportedly brought a State Police helicopter and canine units, among other reinforcements.
According to a State Police dispatch:
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the Trooper was injured while assisting with a search of a wooded area for two occupants of an abandoned vehicle that was the subject of an earlier B.O.L.O. (Be On Look Out). A 30 year-old female, Blackwood, NJ resident was found hiding in a nearby wooded area and taken into custody in connection with the incident.
“A search of the wooded area is being conducted for a second passenger of the vehicle. The second passenger of the vehicle is described as an African-American male, bald, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.”
The Governor asked all those in attendance to please keep Castellano, a six-year veteran, and his family in their prayers today.
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