by Bob Walsh
A
state grand jury voted to no-bill a Morris Township, N.J. police
officer in the fatal shooting of a 24-year old man who drew down on him
with an airsoft pistol back in 2020. The dead guy, Timothy O'Shea, was
the son of Kevin O'Shea, a sort-of retired Morris Township police
Lieutenant who was still working for the department as an executive
administrative assistant. The shooter was Sgt. Christopher Cornine, who
knew the deceased as well as his father.
When
the cops showed up responding to a call they noticed the young man was
bleeding from cuts on his neck and wrists. The original phone report
stated that he had cut himself.
The
young man refused numerous orders to drop the gun and eventually swung
it at Sgt. Cornine, who fired four rounds. Two struck young O'Shea. He
died at the hospital.
The A. G. investigated in accordance with state law. There was body cam footage and several eye witnesses to the incident.
2 comments:
Sounds like suicide by cop.
Yup.
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