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The Cumberland County Prosecutors office released bodycam footage of a 28-minute encounter with Vineland police that ended with the suspect being fatally shot. The 37-year-old man had told the officers he was holding an explosive device wrapped in a shirt during a stand-off outside his home. The footage shows a shirtless Rashuan Washington pacing near the driveway of his house at West Wood Street while apparently coaxing officers to shoot him. “You’re gonna have to blow my brains out,†Washington is heard saying to the officers, who had arrived at the scene shortly before 11:30 a.m. after receiving a call about a man “acting suspiciously.†The videos, culled from the body cameras worn by eight officers, released Thursday by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office show police shouting at Washington to relax and repeatedly warning him to “stay back.†After 28 minutes of back-and-forth, Washington runs toward an unidentified officer before being shot multiple times. Washington continued moving on the ground as an officer doused him with what appears to be pepper spray. Afterward, the officers sent a police dog to secure the item in Washington’s hands, authorities said. Washington was holding an eight-inch garden shear underneath a shirt, authorities said. Witnesses have said he was holding a water bottle.
“De-escalation techniques were used by the officers throughout the encounter,†County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a statement Thursday. Onlookers were told to stay away from the home. Officers moved one woman out of an adjoined apartment and another woman out of a car parked in the driveway. At one point, the video shows an unidentified officer warning other officers: “We don’t know what [the object] is. He says if he takes off the lid, it’ll explode, and it’ll take all of us out.†Washington’s family retained an attorney earlier this week who questioned the police account of the incident and called Washington’s death a “senseless killing,†NJ Advance Media reported. The man told officers at the scene that he had two children, ages 11 and 13. He said he had recently been hospitalized and spoke of his girlfriend and kids. The officers at the scene have not been identified. The Prosecutor’s Office is investigating and will issue a report that will be reviewed by the state Attorney General’s Office.
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They used De-esclation techniques they tried to reason with him, Nothing. Given the circumstances given the possibility of human life lost. They litterly had no choice. Tragic yes but necessary.
Badge cams need better microphones.
Seriously though… .these people have the patience of saints. I could barely get through the whole half hour and I was not even there.
GET B..STATIC GET BAH.. STATIC rinse and repeat
Walter White car?
This is so sad
Suicide by cop for sure, but anyone else believe the dog handler should have made a wide circle behind the subject and then released the dog then officers could have took control as the dog was chewing on his arm.
Of course the family’s Attorney is going to say that, probably before any video of the incident was available. Rush to Judgment.
Heated situation 🤯
When suicide by cop is an actual option then we as a society/government/system have failed,… this man was depressed over his wofe leaving with his kids and says it. There was other options besides killing him/suicide. Not saying the cops murdered him but “suicide by cop†was his option. I say this because some one empathetic probly could have reached him. And because we have a ton of autistic kids that die like this all the time
Wooooow I heard about this a while back and never knew the whole story til now. Smh this shit is crazy!!
i pass vineland on the way to the beach lol
27:13
within 5 minutes of watching this video, I knew this man was bluffing and didn't possess an incendiary device in his hands. I'm not a trained cop. The police must be able to recognize this stuff. This man was clearly a troubled man. now he passed on his trouble to those cops will go to sleep thinking they killed a troubled man so unnecessarily.
27:28 demon
That dog did more than anyone to kill that guy… I should say, the dogs trainer, who didn't even try to get it to stop barking. You think a dog barking every 3 seconds isn't adding tension to the situation?
Got tha Walter white car in the driveway
He was on the gun and there still shooting hin
Why you d'idnt sent the dog right away ?
The Cop Who Was Doing Most Of The Talking Is Much Nicer Than Most Cops & Very Professional & The USA Would Be A Better Place If ALL Cops In The USA Were Like This Man . The Guy OBVIOUSLY Wanted The Cops To Kill Him & Said So Several Times . This Is A Good Shoot . The Family Of This Man Should Thank The Police , They Gave The Man What He Requested .
yo they need an officer to say fuck safety drop his weapons and give this dude a much needed hug and a shoulder to cry on instead of a bullet, first cop was almost there with him.. very sad
Poor communication skills
In case you came for the shooting go to 27:10
Do you up the original audio on these or something? Loud as hell even on the lowest volume
COPS was so angry at guy
It's crazy because he got shot 2 times i believe in there was more than 5 cops….some vids it could b only 2 cops in damn near the same situations in they'll put 20 in your ass eazy…I think thats what people have a problem with tbh
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He got shot, pepper sprayed and bit!
3 mins. Anyone else notice the officer carrying a sub machine gun
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Wish granted
damn. dude has walter whites car.
They shot him multiple times the dog bite him and papper spray him to lol
What was that spray?
It's never an easy decision for an officer to make when using their firearm. This officer did use reasonable force and gave repeated commands to stop and identify what the suspect was holding. It could have been a bomb, anthrax or anything. The suspect chose death willingly when he lunged at police with an unidentified object/substance and chose not to follow commands to stop. 💙🖤💙🖤â¤ï¸
This man was broken😔How he can stand there on such a beautiful sunny day and want to die is heartbreaking to me😔 R.I.P🌹
Those officers could not have done more – his choice and plenty of time to back down.
The family is mad?? He was threatening to kill everyone with an explosive device, the officers were trying everything for a different outcome. If the family couldn’t help or save him, how do they expect officers to? Kudos to these officers because they tried. It reaches a point where it becomes unsafe for everyone else so the threat has to be neutralized, that’s all there is to it. Unfortunately on that day, the suspect got what he wanted, death! Like a coward he left his children fatherless! Suicide is the most selfish thing a person could do!
rip mic
He gets funked up at the 27th minute, I just saved u 26 minutes of none violence 😠ur welcome 🙠😉
smh
Num num num
damn. dude has walter whites car.
It's never an easy decision for an officer to make when using their firearm. This officer did use reasonable force and gave repeated commands to stop and identify what the suspect was holding. It could have been a bomb, anthrax or anything. The suspect chose death willingly when he lunged at police with an unidentified object/substance and chose not to follow commands to stop. 💙🖤💙🖤â¤ï¸Â