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Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA
Fatal Police Shooting Of NJ Man Was 'Self-Defense,' Says Berks DA No charges will be filed in connection with the killing of Vaughn T. Perkins, who was shot dead by a team of state and local police following a brief car chase in Berks County late last month.  Perkins, 53, was pointing a "long rifle" at officers and "failed to comply" with demands when police fatally shot him in Wyomissing on March 30, claimed Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in a release.  "The officers and troopers involved were justified in employing deadly force (...) As a result, the officers and troopers will not be charged with any criminal offen…

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