TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s top law enforcement official has finished an initial investigation into the fatal shooting by a state trooper of a man after a traffic stop and is expected to release video from the incident on Monday, according to the attorney general’s office.

Maurice Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, New York, died May 23 after being being shot by an unidentified trooper along the Garden State Parkway in Bass River, the attorney general’s office said earlier.

Many details about the shooting have not been released, but the attorney general said in statement to the Courier Post newspaper late Sunday that the initial investigation was completed and that video and audio recordings would be released soon. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s office said Monday in an email that they would be released later in the day.

The attorney for Gordon’s family said in a phone interview that he had seen the video, but said it was cut off with about 15 minutes remaining, and decried the attorney general and governor for their handling of the case.

William O. Wagstaff III is representing Gordon’s mother, father and sister. He said they were told they needed to come in person to view the video before it was released and under the officials’ supervision, instead of watching in the privacy of their homes.

Wagstaff said the case should go to a grand jury, as required under New Jersey law.


ASHEVILLE WEATHER

Community News

Pinned Items
Recent Activities
  • Marge updated an article
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    Comments (0)
    Post is under moderation
    Stream item published successfully. Item will now be visible on your stream.
There are no activities here yet