Police Shooting In New Jersey

Here are the names and some information about the five police officers shot this morning in a Jersey City shooting on Reed Street off Bergen Avenue that left two suspects dead:

FRANK MOLINA JR., 35 : A 15-year veteran of the Jersey City police force, Molina is assigned to the Emergency Services Unit. He was shot in the back, saved by his bulletproof vest and remains in the Jersey City Medical Center for observation. He has 11 Excellent Police Service awards, three commendations and a World Trade Center award.

MICHAEL COMACHO, 25: A five-year veteran of the Jersey City police force assigned to the Emergency Services Unit, he was shot in neck and remains in critical condition at the JCMC. He has two Excellent Police Service awards and one commendation.

MARC DiNARDO, 37: A 10-year veteran of the Jersey City police force assigned to the Emergency Services Unit, he was shot in the face and is in critical condition at the JCMC. He has seven Excellent Police Service awards, twp commendations and the World Trade Center award.

MARK "SPIKE" LAVELLE, 43: A 20-year veteran of the Jersey City police force assigned to the Major Cases Unit, he was shot in the leg, treated and released. He has 20 Excellent Police Service awards, six commendation, two POBA valor awards, a Distinguished Service Award, a unit citation and a World Trade Center award.

DENNIS MITCHELL: A seven-year veteran of the Port Authority police force, he was appointed to the force in July 2002 and transferred to the Special Operations Division in 2006 where he was trained in special weapons tactics. He was shot in the arm, treated and released. He is married with two children.

The suspects are identified as Hassan A. Shakur, aka Hassan Hosendove, who was born on April 30, 1977, and Amanda Anderson, born on Aug. 30, 1986.

Police have posted a wanted poster in advance of a news conference at the JCMC showing the two and saying they were charged in the shooting of the Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., man on Broadway and were in possession of a car stolen in Charleston, S.C.