No charges against police in fatal Bridgeton shooting

Days shouts for Reid to put his hands up and not move, but he steps out of the vehicle with his hands up.

Days calls Reid by his first name while instructing him to stay in the auto.

Days tells his associate, “He is reaching for one thing”.

Despite the officer’s instructions, Reid appears to push his way out of the passenger side door.

The officer is later heard saying, “I’m going to shoot”, and, “You reach for something, you’re going to be [expletive] dead”.

On the video, Officer Braheme Days, who is black, said he saw a gun in the glove compartment and pulls his weapon.

Prosecutors say Days fired seven shots and Worley fired once.

Days, who testified to the grand jury, said he began shooting because he thought Reid was about to grab the handgun, or was reaching for another weapon inside the auto.

The announcement that no charges would be filed comes amid national scrutiny of police dealings with African-Americans, especially those killed by officers.

The officers gave statements that they believed that they were in imminent danger and feared for their lives when they opened fire, according to the Cumberland County prosecutor’s office.

The jury ultimately declined to indict both officers on August. 19, according to Shapiro. He took control of the case at the request of Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, who recused herself early on.

Bridgeton police Chief Michael Gaimari said the officers remain on paid administrative leave pending consultation with prosecutors and city officials.

The post, in part, read, “With the utmost respect for the family of the late Jerame Reid, the department as a whole has supported and will continue to support the actions of the officers since the night of the tragic incident”. “Officers must make split-second decisions routinely and unfortunately, at times, those decisions can be fatal”.

Police have released a video of the Bridgeton police shooting a person during a traffic stop.

Walter Hudson, chairman of the Salem County-based civil rights group National Awareness Alliance, said the grand jury decision was “disappointing but not surprising”, citing officers in other shootings around the country who have not been charged. He stated the group will ask the U.S. Division of Justice to research.

Reid’s widow, Lawanda, filed a $1 million federal civil rights lawsuit accusing the town of condoning extreme drive by its officers.

“I’m disgusted”, Lawanda Reid told NJ.com on Thursday.