Carteret Man Fatally Shot By Woodbridge Police Sgt. Outside Convenience Store

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge Police officers fatally shot a man Thursday, announced Attorney General Matt Platkin, who is now investigating the encounter.

The man who was killed has been identified as Aamir Allen, 35, of Carteret.

According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Thursday, police officers from the Woodbridge Police Department were dispatched to a home on East Tappen Street in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge. Police were called there for a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute.

Allen left the area of the residence on East Tappen Street and traveled on foot eastbound along Port Reading Avenue to a convenience store in Port Reading. During an encounter with Allen, who was holding a baseball bat, outside the convenience store, Woodbridge Police Sergeant Marco Bruno fired his service weapon, said the Attorney General.

Allen was wounded and was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at approximately 1:40 a.m. for treatment of his injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital at 9:21 a.m.

By law, the AG must investigate when a person’s death occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody. It requires that all such investigations be presented to a grand jury to determine if the evidence supports the return of an indictment against the officer or officers involved.

The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.