Officials say the officers responded to an EMS call for police assistance Sunday afternoon when the man charged and them with a knife.
Officials say the officers responded to an EMS call for police assistance Sunday afternoon at a home on Randolph Avenue. He died at the hospital hours later.
The New Jersey attorney general is now investigating the shooting. Jersey City Police say they turned over body camera video as part of the investigation.
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