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Asbury Park Officer Backed In Shooting To Stop Man From Stabbing Colleague With Scissors Asbury Park Officer Backed In Shooting To Stop Man From Stabbing Colleague With Scissors
Asbury Park Officer Backed In Shooting To Stop Man From Stabbing Colleague With Scissors An Asbury Park police officer was justified in shooting an emotionally disturbed man to stop him from stabbing another officer with a pair of scissors, a state grand jury found. Among the evidence panel members reviewed was clear, graphic police bodycam video showing the fatal confrontation from July 23, 2019. Officers had responded to a call shortly before 10:30 p.m. of a man who was “behaving erratically” and threatened to “commit violence against another person” at the Asbury Inn on 7th Avenue, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. They and paramedics first tried to t…

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