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NJ police: MTA slaying suspect dead after standoff

New Jersey police say the suspect in the murder of an off-duty MTA worker was found dead inside a Hackensack home Friday night after a long standoff with police.  Officials say 44-year-old Zire King barricaded himself inside the house for at least five hours after a three-day manhunt led them to him.  Detectives from the NYPD and New Jersey met at the home around 1:20 p.m. SWAT teams and negotiators arrived about two hours later and tried to make contact with King. At aro...

News 12 Staff

May 6, 2017, 10:49 AM

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