Officials: Man fatally shot by Manchester police officers was husband of prosecutor office sergeant
Officials say that Shannon Rose, 39, died on Dec. 5 during an encounter with Manchester Township police officers.
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The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the man fatally shot by a Manchester police officer as the husband of a prosecutor's office sergeant.
Officials say that Shannon Rose, 39, died on Dec. 5 during an encounter with Manchester Township police officers.
The prosecutor’s office says that police were responding to a 911 call about a person in distress. Officials say that police officers encountered Rose on Elizabeth Avenue. They say that two officers shot at Rose, killing him.
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Officials have not released full details about the encounter but say that a gun was recovered near Rose’s body.
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is investigating, which is standard practice any time anyone dies following an interaction with the police.
