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Deborah McCalla Terrell

Gender : Female

Age : 68

Race : Black

Date : 08/08/2025

Location : John P. Fricano Tower, 90 Neilson Street

City : New Brunswick

County : Middlesex

State : New Jersey

Agency : New Brunswick Police Department, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to the John P. Fricano Tower senior high-rise in New Brunswick on reports of a woman threatening residents with a knife. The woman, identified as 68-year-old Deborah McCalla Terrell, was encountered in the hallway. Officers attempted to subdue her with pepper spray and a Taser before one officer opened fire, striking her multiple times. Terrell was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating. Family members reported that Terrell had mental health issues and had recently changed medications. Protests were held outside police headquarters and city council meetings demanding justice, accountability, and the release of body-camera footage.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://newbrunswicktoday.com/2025/08/new-brunswick-cop-shoots-and-kills-68-year-old-woman-in-senior-building/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/attorney-general-declines-answer-questions-woman-killed-new-brunswick-police
https://newjersey.news12.com/attorney-general-investigating-fatal-shooting-of-new-brunswick-woman-by-police
https://newjersey.news12.com/rally-held-to-demand-justice-for-new-brunswick-woman-killed-by-police