Jerrell J. Jeter

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Name as recorded

Jerrell J. Jeter

Age as recorded

not reported

Gender as recorded

Male

Race as reported

Race unspecified

Date of the injury resulting in death

April 10, 2008

Location as recorded

Irvington, Essex CountyUnion Ave and Nye Ave Irvington NJ 07111 Essex

Highest level of force as recorded

Gunshot

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Irvington Police Department

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

A robbery was under way when Irvington Detective Roman Melenka strolled into P&P Tobacco and Grocery at 5:05 p.m. for a soda. Two men had guns trained on the cashier. Five or six patrons watched, some lying on the ground, some with their hands in the air. One of the armed men, Jerrell Jeter, pushed him toward a refrigerator unit. The gunman fired at Melenka, hitting him in his upper left arm. The detective shot and killed Jeter.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dm97at_86gE1WRoAbCVoEoXTucWzq2LYnQjfWWWsNd8/edit?usp=sharing (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Jerrell J. Jeter died on April 10, 2008 in Irvington, Essex 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.

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Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Irvington 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.

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Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Irvington, Essex County, on April 10, 2008. The address as recorded is Union Ave and Nye Ave Irvington NJ 07111 Essex.

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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.

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