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The Attorney General’s Office Releases Audio and Video Recordings Related to Police Custody Killing of Maurice Gordon

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Bass River NJ, The Attorney General’s Office today released audio and video recordings related to the shooting on May 23, 2020 on the Garden State Parkway in Bass River, in which a New Jersey State Trooper fatally shot Maurice Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

The Attorney General’s Office today also released the identity of the State Trooper who shot and killed Mr. Gordon.  He is Sgt. Randall Wetzel of Troop “D” of the New Jersey State Police.

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Attorney General’s Office Accused of “Stonewalling” Investigating of Fatal Police-Involved Shooting of Unarmed Man on Garden State Parkway

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Bass River NJ, The NJ Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal shooting involving the New Jersey State Police that occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. yesterday, May 23, on the Garden State Parkway in Bass River, N.J. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. The decedent has been identified as a Dutchess County College student Maurice S. Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.  studying chemistry and was a driver for UberEats.

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