A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges against a police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting in Buena Vista Township last year.
A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges against a police officer who was involved in a fatal shooting in Buena Vista Township last year.
Man fatally shot by N.J. cop stole cruiser, ran toward police, AG says
Updated 9:12 PM;
A man who was fatally shot by police in Atlantic County after stealing a police vehicle ran toward officers with his arm behind his back and ignored commands to show his hands, according to police dashcam footage released by state investigators on Tuesday.
Roy K. Jackel, Jr., 41, of Wildwood Crest, was shot by Sgt. David Jernegan, of the Franklin Township police in Gloucester County, on April 5 near Cumberland Avenue and Oak Road in Buena Vista, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, which released police vehicle dashcam footage and audio recordings from the deadly encounter.