Joshua Gonzalez

Age : 20

Gender : Male

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/