Prosecutor: 12-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot

Prosecutors say a 12-year-old boy was killed in a shooting at the Jersey City home of a corrections officer.

But details surrounding the death remain sketchy, including where the boy was shot and who did it.

Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio tells The Star-Ledger that the crime scene indicates the boy was shot once in the chest inside the Jersey City home. But his body was discovered on the sidewalk outside the house, where he was pronounced dead around 6 p.m. Friday.

DeFazio says the boy, whose name wasn't disclosed, was likely still alive when he was moved. But who moved him and why remains under investigation.

The boy was shot with a semi-automatic pistol issued to officer, who was home at the time along with another child.

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