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On July 4, 2021, a family member called 911 about Gulia Dale, III, 61, at a residence on Clive Place in Newton, New Jersey. The caller was concerned about Mr. Dale's behavior and that he had a gun.

At about 9:30 p.m., three uniformed Newton Police Department officers arrived. Mr. Dale was attempting to leave the residence in a vehicle, and the officers' body-worn cameras were recording.

Officers gave Mr. Dale verbal commands to get out of the vehicle, and he got out. He then opened the rear driver's side door, briefly leaned inside, and closed the door. He then got back into the driver's seat while officers continued giving commands for him to exit.

Mr. Dale got out again with an object in his hand. Officer Steven Kneidl and Officer Garrett Armstrong fired their duty weapons, striking the vehicle and fatally wounding Mr. Dale. Investigators recovered a .45-caliber Glock 21 firearm near him.

Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered aid at the scene. Mr. Dale was later pronounced deceased by medical personnel.

Watch the video of this incident here.