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On Sept. 14, 2021, around 1:35 a.m., two uniformed Mantua Township police officers responded to a home on Elm Avenue in Mantua, New Jersey.

Charles Sharp III, 49, called 911 and reported that several people were trespassing on his property, including a person armed with a gun. When officers arrived, they 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 him.

Officers and medical personnel gave first aid. Sharp was taken to Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:49 a.m.

The shooting remained under investigation.

Listen to the 911 calls and dispatch audio for this incident here.