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On Sept. 14, 2021, Charles Sharp III, 49, called 911 from his residence on Elm Avenue in Mantua, N.J. He reported that several people were trespassing on his property, including a person armed with a gun.

At about 1:35 a.m., two uniformed Mantua Township police officers responded to the home and encountered Sharp outside the house. During the encounter, one officer fired his service weapon, fatally wounding Sharp.

A detailed replica of a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun was found near Sharp. Officers and medical personnel rendered first aid, and Sharp was taken to Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 2:49 a.m.

Watch the video of this incident here.