EWING — A massive police presence continues to surround a Ewing apartment complex as a standoff with an armed man heads into its fourth hour.

During a press briefing just after 3 p.m. authorities said they have not been able to make contact with the potential shooter inside the Versailles apartment complex on Sullivan Way.

One man is apparently wounded or dead in the parking lot outside the complex and police have been unable to get close enough to reach the individual, for whom no description was available.

"We're unable to determine at this point that the victim in the parking lot is dead," state police Lt. Steve Jones said.

Police had no information about the apparent shooter except that he is occupying a second floor apartment. They have not been able to make contact with him. Police are not certain whether he has taken his own life.



"You can only assume at this point," Jones said.

The small army of law enforcement officers cramming the intersection of Sullivan Way and Lower Ferry Road are taking all precautions as the incident continues.

"There is still a possibility of a shooter in this complex," Jones said.

Ewing police officers sent to the scene on a shots fired call around 12:30 p.m. found the male lying in the parking lot. He was unresponsive and has not moved since. Police have not been able to get to him.

Police have kept emergency medical technicians and other officers at a distance, fearing for their safety.

Residents of the complex who were in immediate danger were brought to safety by officers shortly after units began arriving, Jones said. No injuries have been reported to any of the complex's residents, some of whom remain inside and unable to leave, police said.

Two residents of the apartment complex were evacuated early in the standoff and taken away for medical reasons unrelated to the incident, police said.

At no time during the standoff has gunfire been exchanged. "There's no reports that there are any officers that have been fired at," Jones said.

State Police have taken over the tactical aspects of the operation with their TEAMS units on scene along with tactical units from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and West Windsor police department.



Trenton police officers have blocked off Lower Ferry Road and Route 29 and closed down a significant portion of Sullivan Way.

State Police helicopters have been flying in and out throughout the afternoon, landing on the New Jersey Manufacturers property on Sullivan Way, where one helicopter unloaded a small assault team.

A spokesman for NJM said that the business has remained open throughout the incident and employees have been allowed to leave early in some cases. He said a false rumor has spread that the facility was in "lock-down" mode. He said employees had been advised to stay in the building for their own safety.

Police have created a safe zone at a portion of the apartment complex.

"The state police are going door to door in that safe zone and getting people out, said Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Angelo Onofri.

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