Update: Rafael Garcia, 74, of Mountainside, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after firing on two township police officers on Route 22 on Tuesday night, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office announced Wednesday morning.

This article has also been updated to include statements from Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns confirming no one was injured in the exchange of gunfire.

READINGTON TWP. -- One person has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after firing on police on Route 22 on Tuesday night.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns confirmed Wednesday morning that officers saw a vehicle stopped in the breakdown lane on Route 22 in the Whitehouse Station section of the township on Tuesday night.

The officers saw a person in a field off Route 22 near the vehicle. When the person was instructed to come out of the field, they began to run and fired a weapon, Kearns said. The officers were able to bring him into custody. No one was injured, Kearns said.

The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and is being held on $1 million bail.

A thorough search of the area in case there were other individuals in the vehicle. Kearns said Wednesday morning the area is secure and no others were found.

President Colligan - God was watching over our officers in Hunterdon County tonight. — New Jersey State PBA (@NJSPBA) September 28, 2016

Route 22 was closed in both directions west of Ridge Road overnight. The highway has been reopened as of Wednesday morning.

A helicopter could be seen in the area with a search light on and multiple police vehicles were seen in the area, according to comments left on the Fire & EMS Alerts of Hunterdon County Facebook page.