Family demands answers after fatal police shooting in Newark

The Brief

  • The New Jersey Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting in Newark that killed 43-year-old Wali Bey.
  • Relatives say undercover officers in plain clothes and unmarked cars fired as a minivan tried to pull away.
  • Community members held a vigil at the scene, with a protest expected outside Newark’s 5th Precinct.

NEWARK, NJ A fatal officer-involved shooting in Newark remains under investigation as the victim’s family and community members demand answers.

The backstory:

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office confirms a Newark police officer fatally shot one man and wounded another during an encounter Monday afternoon near Ross Street and Evergreen Avenue.

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