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Police-involved shooting leaves 1 man dead in Vineland, authorities say
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating a police-involved shooting in Vineland, after neighbors say a man stole a backhoe and crashed into multiple vehicles.
VINELAND, N.J. - The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating a police-involved shooting in Vineland, after neighbors say a man stole a backhoe and crashed into multiple vehicles.
In video obtained by FOX 29 from a neighbor, a person can be seen in what appears to be a backhoe flipping an entire Vineland police car on its side.
During the incident at the Penn Lincoln Mobile Park Home, in Cumberland County, around 5:30 a.m., officials said a police officer of the Vineland Police Department fired his weapon and fatally wounded an unidentified man.
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First aid was rendered by officers and emergency medical personnel, but the man succumbed to his injuries about 5:45 a.m.
Three Vineland police officers sustained minor injuries during the incident. They were treated and released.
The Attorney General's Office is involved in the investigation due to its nature.
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