Source: Manchester police-involved shooting may have started with domestic violence call

News 12’s Tony Caputo is live in Manchester with updates on a police-involved shooting that happened on Tuesday.

News 12 Staff

Dec 7, 2023, 10:54 AM

Updated 360 days ago

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The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting. A source told News 12 New Jersey that the incident may have started because of a domestic dispute.
The office of the attorney general says officers from the Manchester Township Police Department were called to a home on Elizabeth Avenue Tuesday around 8:30 p.m.
Moments after, two officers shot and killed a man. Specifics surrounding the shooting were not immediately made available.
Officials say a gun was picked up near the man who was shot. His identity has not been released yet.
Under state law, the office of the Attorney General is required to investigate all police interactions that involve a person’s death.