State Police Detective Fatally Shoots Man During Investigation In Camden Co.: AG

BERLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A State Police detective fatally shot a man Tuesday in Camden County, according to New Jersey's Office of the Attorney General (OAG), which is investigating the incident.

Two State Police detectives were conducting an investigation involving the man in Berlin Township. They encountered him on Haddon Avenue near Bate Avenue.

During the encounter, one detective shot the man with his service weapon, the OAG said in a statement. Officials rendered first aid at the scene before the man was brought to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead at 2:13 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities have not disclosed the identities of anyone involved or said what prompted the detective to shoot.

During the incident, the detectives were assigned to the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, which combines law enforcement from the local to federal levels to arrest fugitives.

A revolver was recovered at the scene after the shooting, the OAG said. But the agency did not say who it belonged to or how it was used during the incident.

Local police were called to secure the scene of the deadly incident just before 1:15 p.m., according to Berlin Township Police Chief Lous Bordi. The scene was cleared several hours later.

No Berlin Township police officers were involved in the shooting, Bordi said.

The investigation is ongoing, and no other information is currently available, the OAG said.

State law requires the OAG to open an investigation when a person dies during an encounter with law enforcement or in custody. The findings are then presented to a grand jury that determines whether to indict any officers involved.

The OAG typically releases the identities of decedents and involved officers several weeks after each incident.