Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Joseph Robertson

Gender : Male

Age : 59

Race : Black

Date : 05/24/2022

Location : 808 Communipaw Ave

City : Jersey City

County : Hudson

State : New Jersey

Agency : Jersey City PD

Officer(s) :Omar Polanco

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jersey City police arrived at a domestic dispute and allege that a man with a gun had a woman in a headlock. Police shot and killed him. Officer Omar Polanco was cleared for the killing of Joseph Robertson but indicted for cannabis use.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://hudsoncountyview.com/n-j-attorney-generals-office-ids-officer-decedent-involved-in-fatal-jersey-city-shooting/

https://www.nj.com/news/2022/06/video-footage-released-in-police-shooting-of-jersey-city-man.html