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Body Cam Recordings Of Fatal Edison Police-Involved Shooting Released Body Cam Recordings Of Fatal Edison Police-Involved Shooting Released
Body Cam Recordings Of Fatal Edison Police-Involved Shooting Released The Attorney General’s Office released video footage on Friday, May 13 from three body-worn cameras related to a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on April 12, in Edison. The shooting victim has been identified as Merrill Rambarose, 49, of Edison. The officers who fired their service weapons at Rambarose have been identified as Officer Daniel Bradley and Officer Joseph Elqumos of the Edison Police Department. WARNING: The videos are graphic. Edison police can be heard saying, "Put the weapon down" as the suspect runs toward them with an axe. Then, at least four shots are fired.&n…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says
Man Shot By Police In Edison Identified, Was Wielding Short-Handled Ax, Attorney General Says UPDATE: A man was wielding an ax when police who encountered him outside his Edison home shot and killed him, state authorities said. Merrill Rambarose, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene after two officers opened fire on Judson Street at the Margate co-op complex just off Route 1 and the Menlo Park Mall at 4:41 p.m. April 12, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "A short-handled ax was recovered near Mr. Rambarose," the attorney general said Police had been called there a little under an hour earlier. There they "encountered Mr. Rambarose in a parking lot of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say
Weapon-Wielding Suspect Shot, Killed In Edison, State Authorities Say UPDATE: A man wielding a "sharp-edged weapon" was shot and killed by police at an apartment complex near the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, state authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Margate apartment complex on Judson Street encountered the suspect shortly after 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "During the encounter, two officers discharged their service weapon, fatally wounding the individual," Platkin said. "A sharp-edged weapon was recovered near the decedent. "Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered f…

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by Jerry DeMarco