Walmart Self-Checkout 'Employee' X-Mas Party: 5 Must Read NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from the Garden State:

1. The parents of an Atlantic County teenager who died last year after becoming unconscious and unresponsive on a bus ride to school have filed a lawsuit against the bus company, claiming no one tried to help the boy during the 44-minute ride. (Read more on Patch.)

2. That'll do, pig. A hog escaped from a South Jersey farm Tuesday afternoon and took police on a small chase. (Read more on Patch.)

3. State officials said two police officers fired their weapons at a man, fatally wounding him, after an incident in Manchester Township on Tuesday evening. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The Woodbridge woman killed inside her own home last week had recently broken up with the man accused of killing her, said police. The woman is April Duncza, 39, and police say she was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend inside her home on Paul Street last Tuesday night. (Read more on Patch.)

5. What started off as a joke Facebook event went viral, and now, is leading to good deeds in Lacey this Christmas season. (Read more on Patch.)