India, March 9 -- A 14-year-old boy is facing murder and attempted murder charges for killing a New Jersey cop, and shooting and injuring a second unnamed officer. Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, was killed in a barrage of 29 bullets fired by the teen with an automatic weapon, the New York Post reported.

Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said at a news conference that Azcona "was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car." "We need to focus laser sharp on trying to find the reason why this 14-year-old was in the situation that he was - had a gun, felt he could use it against police," Stephens added. "That's a crazy situation. That's one that cannot go unchecked."

Azcona died at University Hospital on Saturday,...