TRENTON — The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, June 2, in Atlantic City.
During the encounter, two officers were struck by gunfire and an adult male civilian sustained fatal injuries. According to the preliminary information, the shooting occurred on the 100-block of N. Florida Avenue in the Ducktown section of the city.
Published reports indicate the officers were in the process of issuing a search warrant when the shooting occurred.
The investigation is ongoing, and no further information, including the identities of those involved, is being released at this time, the Attorney General said.
A 2019 state law requires the Attorney General’s Office to conduct investigations of a person’s death that 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.
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