That’s all it took for the exchange to turn deadly.
The police department in Bridgeton, New Jersey, released video this week showing the death of Jerame Reid, 36, who was shot on the night of December 30.
He was a passenger in a car that got pulled over for allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign.
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Both officers have been placed on administrative leave and an investigation into the use of deadly force is ongoing, the statement said.
“The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is committed to conducting a thorough, fair and impartial investigation into the police-involved shooting death of Jerame Reid. Requests for the release of additional information while the confidential investigation is ongoing stand in the way of completing a neutral, objective and independent evaluation of the facts. This observation is not unique to this matter,” read another statement, dated this week.
The police department reportedly released the video after a public records request was made by the South Jersey Times.
