Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joshua Gonzalez
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/18/2021
Location : 3501 S Lincoln Avenue
City : Vineland
County : Cumberland
State : New Jersey
Agency : Vineland Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer Louis Platania
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/18/2021, around 5 a.m., Vineland Police Department officers responded to a disturbance at the Penn Lincoln Mobile Home Park involving a backhoe. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, was operating the construction equipment, causing significant damage to residences and vehicles. Officers attempted for approximately 30 minutes to stop Gonzalez. During the encounter, Officer Louis Platania shot and killed Gonzalez.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT
1 fatality
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SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.nj.com/cumberland/2021/12/vineland-police-kill-backhoe-operator-during-disturbance-at-mobile-home-park.html
• https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/12/18/vineland-police-shoot-backhoe-operator-joshua-gonzalez/8950241002/
• https://www.abc7ny.com/vineland-police-shooting-backhoe-operator-killed-joshua-gonzalez/11352293/
