The family of a man who was shot and killed by Jersey City police is demanding answers as to why their loved one had to die after they called for help while he was in the midst of a mental health crisis.
Police responded to the scene at an apartment complex on Randolph Avenue after Drew Washington's family called the Jersey City Medical Center's crisis center, who called police because they didn't feel the situation was safe.
After talking with Washington through his front door for about an hour, the officers entered — which is when officials said he lunged at responding officers with a knife, prompting the officers to deploy a taser and a gun, killing him. Police responded to the scene at an apartment complex on Randolph Avenue Sunday afternoon after Drew Washington's family called the Jersey City Medical Center's crisis center — a team they were familiar with because they were worried the 52-year-old Washington, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, might hurt himself.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox."I’m just in disbelief.
Officials said that when the crisis team members responded, they called Jersey city police because they felt the situation wasn’t safe. After talking with Washington through his front door for about an hour, the officers entered — which is when officials said he lunged at responding officers with a knife, prompting the officers to deploy a taser and a gun, killing him.
"We want to be clear with the circumstances that while tragic we do feel that those police officers acted properly and we want the public to know that," said Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who urged the state attorney general's office to quickly release body camera footage he says shows the officers' actions were justified.
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