Route 42 was closed in both directions due to the heavy police presence and ongoing investigation. Authorities say there is no threat to the public, but they are asking residents to avoid the area. Police have yet to release any further information about the nature of the incident. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The prosecutor’s office says Deptford Township police were called to the Fairfield Inn on Hurffville Road early in the afternoon Thursday. After they arrived, a man jumped from the second floor, eluded the officers and ran to Route 42.

A man was taken to the hospital after he was shot while trying to flee police in Deptford Township, New Jersey.