What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Charles Frederick Sharp III died on September 14, 2021 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, with "Gunshot" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.

Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Mantua Township Police Department". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.

Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, on September 14, 2021. The address as recorded is 200 block Elm Avenue Mantua Township NJ 8051 Gloucester.

Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?

No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

Fatal Encounters record · Independent third-party dataset

Charles Frederick Sharp III

September 14, 2021 · Mantua Township, Gloucester County

Details as recorded

Every value below is shown exactly as Fatal Encounters recorded it.^[1]

Name as recorded: Charles Frederick Sharp III
Age as recorded: 49
Gender as recorded: Male
Race as reported: European-American/White
Date of the injury resulting in death: September 14, 2021
Location as recorded: Mantua Township, Gloucester County200 block Elm Avenue Mantua Township NJ 8051 Gloucester
Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot

Agencies as recorded

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Mantua Township Police Department

An agency appears here because it appears in the record's as-reported agency field, nothing more. Its presence is not a claim of fault or responsibility.

Department pages (matched by this site at high confidence)

Mantua Township Police Department

The source's account

Fatal Encounters' description of the incident, verbatim. This is the source project's own third-party narrative, not this site's reporting.

Around 1:35 a.m., two Mantua police officers went to an Elm Avenue home in response to a 911 call. During an encounter outside the house, one police officer shot and killed Charles Sharp. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police. Police said a .45-caliber handgun was recovered near the man.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/09/14/mantua-police-fatal-shooting-elm-avenue/8337521002/ (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

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Questions and answers

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?: Fatal Encounters records that Charles Frederick Sharp III died on September 14, 2021 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, with "Gunshot" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.
Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?: The record's agency field reads "Mantua Township Police Department". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.
Where did this happen?: The record places the death in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, on September 14, 2021. The address as recorded is 200 block Elm Avenue Mantua Township NJ 8051 Gloucester.
Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?: No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

Sources

[1]Fatal Encounters, New Jersey subset. Fatal Encounters (fatalencounters.org). Row 522. Derived from the public Fatal Encounters national dataset (coverage 2000-2021; collection ended December 2021), https://fatalencounters.org/. Retrieved July 10, 2026. ↩