VINELAND, N.J. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by detectives in southern New Jersey.
The attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon at a truck rental center in Vineland.
Authorities say detectives from the Cape May County prosecutor’s office and Lower Township police were conducting a law enforcement operation at the time.
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One of the detectives shot 19-year-old Jacob Servais of Millville, who was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
None of the detectives was injured.
The investigation is being conducted by the attorney general’s shooting response team. Under state law, the matter will be sent to a grand jury for review unless the undisputed facts indicate the shooting was justified.
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