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Sgt. Justified In Shooting Poughkeepsie Man During Struggle Over Gun: AG Sgt. Justified In Shooting Poughkeepsie Man During Struggle Over Gun: AG
Sgt. Justified In Shooting Poughkeepsie Man During Struggle Over Gun: AG A police sergeant was justified in fatally shooting a New York man who jumped him and tried taking his gun during a furious struggle on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, a grand jury has found. New Jersey State Police Staff Sgt. Randall Wetzel ended what had been a series of interactions between Dutchess County resident Maurice Gordon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, and law enforcers in Brick Township, Waretown, Stafford, and, ultimately, Bass River in New Jersey, in an encounter two years ago that was captured on video. New Jersey law required a grand jury review of the incident des…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dashcam Video Released Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed In Police-Involved Shoot Dashcam Video Released Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed In Police-Involved Shoot
Dashcam Video Released Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed In Police-Involved Shoot New video and information has been released of the Hudson Valley man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released audio and video recordings of the Saturday, May 23 shooting of Poughkeepsie resident Maurice Gordon, who was shot and killed by a New Jersey State trooper on the Garden State Parkway after a struggle with police. State Police Sgt. Randall Wetzel was identified by investigators as the shooter as the investigation into the Hudson Valley-native’s death continues. In total, 12 audio and video recordings were released, co…

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by Zak Failla