Bey was sitting inside a white minivan with others when undercover officers approached in plain clothes wearing masks, family members told Fox 5. The men inside the minivan did not realize they were police and began to pull away, when an officer opened fire, striking Bey through the windshield, family members said to Fox 5.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the area of Ross Street and Evergreen Avenue. Newark officers encountered several civilians in the area when the incident unfolded, authorities said. During that encounter, one officer fired his weapon, striking two of them, authorities said.
Bey was later pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark. He is survived by his two children, ages 18 and 2, according to FOX 5…