ASBURY PARK — One person was hospitalized after shots reportedly were fired Tuesday morning in Asbury Park.

Police have blocked off an area of Sewall Avenue near Ridge Avenue as they try to disarm a man on the street with a gun, bystanders have told NJ Advance Media.

One person was rushed away from the scene by ambulance shortly after 11:30 a.m. It was not immediately clear whether the patient was a man or a woman.

A law enforcement source confirmed the identity of the shooter as Neptune Township police Sgt. Phil Seidle. Neighbors identified the victim as his estranged wife.

Residents, who reported hearing multiple shots fired, said a man with a gun was sitting on the side of the road as police tried to talk to him. Residents said it appeared he surrendered shortly before 12:30 p.m.

They said a man, driving north on Ridge Avenue, appeared to be chasing another vehicle on that road. When the cars turned onto Sewell Avenue, the man, in a silver vehicle, crashed into the driver's side of the other vehicle, the residents said. The man got out of his car and opened fire on the vehicle, residents said. A child got out of the car and ran as the man continued to fire into the vehicle, they said.

After the ambulance took the patient away, the man was seen walking along Sewell Avenue occasionally putting the gun to his head and then dropping his hand to his side before he surrendered, they said.

Check back for updates on this incident.

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