Family members say he had longstanding mental health issues, but they didn't want a confrontation with cops.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Jersey City’s mayor is defending his police department after officers shot and killed a man who officials say was experiencing a mental health crisis Sunday, saying they tried to de-escalate the situation before using deadly force.
Officers from the Jersey City Police Department responded to the scene and then requested backup from the department’s emergency service unit, which receives special training for encounters involving “people in emotional crisis,” according to Public Safety Director James Shea. “Everything prior to that was in line with communications that was taught at the Jersey City Police Department and de-escalation training,” the mayor said. Fulop, a Democrat, is theAfter the shooting, first responders took Washington to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 5 p.m.
The mayor and the public safety director both defended the officers’ actions and said they thought the use of force was justified.
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