New Jersey State Police trooper involved in fatal shooting in Bergen County, AG says
MOONACHIE BOROUGH, N.J. (Bergen County) — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting Wednesday evening in Moonachie that left an adult man dead.
The shooting occurred Wednesday, Oct. 28, at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Gotham Parkway near the intersection with West Commercial Avenue, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Authorities said the shooting involved a New Jersey State Police trooper and an adult male civilian who was fatally wounded during the encounter. The identities of the man and the trooper involved have not been released.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation. The Attorney General’s Office has not disclosed what prompted the encounter, whether the man was armed or how many shots were fired.
Under a 2019 New Jersey law, the Attorney General’s Office is required to investigate deaths that occur during encounters with law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity or while a person is in police custody.
The law also requires that such investigations be presented to a grand jury to determine whether the evidence supports criminal charges against the officer or officers involved.
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities said no additional information is being released at this time.
