Family of Andrew Jerome Washington say he was experiencing a mental health crisis Sunday afternoon when they called the crisis center for him.
Family of 52-year-old Andrew Jerome Washington say he was experiencing a mental health crisis Sunday afternoon when they called the crisis center for him.Read more:
Family of Andrew Jerome Washington, shot and killed by Jersey City police, says officers mishandled mental health crisis The mayor says officers spent an hour speaking with Washington through a door, then broke it down, fearing he would harm himself or others in the apartment.Tuesday evening, members of the New Jersey Violence Intervention and Prevention Coalition are expected to join local advocates denouncing the deadly shooting.
"I think what real justice for Drew also looks like is implementing mental health intervention, a team of trained professionals in Jersey City to be deployed when something like this happens. That looks like a lot of justice for a lot of other people, too," said Pamela Johnson, with the Anti-Violence Coalition of Hudson County.
The Jersey City mayor said Monday he believes this shooting was justified and urged the state attorney general's office, now investigating as is standard procedure, to expedite the release of body camera footage.
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