An uncle of slain Newark police detective Joseph Azcona said the family is in shock from the young law officer’s death — and he said he knew who to blame for the tragedy.

Newark Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, was killed in a flurry of bullets allegedly fired by a 14-year-old as he sat in his car. City of Newark.

Funeral arrangements for Azcona have not yet been announced. He is survived by his parents and five siblings. 14-year-old charged with murder in Newark detective's shooting death ...

Emotional funeral for slain Newark police sergeant 02:46. The funeral for Sgt. Joseph Azcona, a New Jersey police officer killed in the line of duty, was held Friday in Newark.. Azcona, a five ...

The mother of slain Newark police detective Joseph Azcona tearfully recalled her lost son’s last night — and talked of the heartbreak she felt after learning the tragic news. “That was my baby.

Members of the Newark Police Department salute Newark Detective Joseph Azcona as his body is taken from the medical examiner's office in Newark. Hundreds of vehicles escorted Detective Azcona's ...

Azcona’s mom, Martha Vargas, 56, remembered the Newark cop as her “baby.” “That was my baby. He always said he wanted to be a ...

Newark Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, has been posthumously promoted to sergeant, officials announced Friday during his funeral. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — Sgt. Joseph Azcona was posthumously promoted to sergeant during his funeral Friday at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. “A week prior to Detective ...

Road closures were reported near Newark due to the large turnout expected for Joseph Azcona's funeral. NEWARK − Family, friends and members of law enforcement gathered at the Cathedral Basilica ...

New Jersey’s oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be postponed one week as to not fall on the same day as a funeral service for slain police Det. Joseph Azcona. The march was scheduled to take ...

Joseph Azcona, Newark cop killed by 14-year-old, hailed as ‘true hero’ (@NJSP/X) Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said at a news conference that Azcona “was shot before he even had ...