Horror as 14-year-old gunman goes on rampage shooting dead one cop and spraying another with bullets

One cop is dead and another fighting for his life after a shootout with a 14-year-old gunman who fired 29 times at police.

Bullets flew between pedestrians near a McDonald’s and a White Castle in Newark before the  teenager was finally gunned down by other officers.

The shooting began about 6.30pm on Friday around the intersection of Carteret Street and Broadway. What sparked the gunfight is not yet clear.

Both wounded officers were rushed to University Hospital, where one of them, aged just 25, was pronounced dead.

The other is ‘fighting for his life’ in critical condition after he was shot several times, the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association said.

The teenager was hanging out with a large group at the fast food outlets before the shooting. Several others were arrested at the scene on unknown charges.

More to come.