By: Yuritza Arroyo
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and the officers involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 3, in Newark.
According to officials, the civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Everett Rand, 29, of Newark.
The investigation revealed that on May 3 at approximately 8:34 p.m. police responded to a 9-1-1 call that individuals had been shot inside a residence on Johnson Avenue in Newark.
When police entered the residence, they found one man deceased from a gunshot wound and an 8-year-old boy who had been struck by gunfire.
According to Police, the child was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 9:14 p.m.
Police encountered an adult male with a firearm running away from the residence where the two individuals had been shot.
Several police officers from the Newark Police Department engaged in a foot pursuit, and Officer Steven Ferreira and Officer Ryan Castro fired their weapons during the encounter, fatally wounding Mr. Rand.