What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Limichael Shine died on July 31, 2016 in Manchester Township, Ocean 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 "Manchester 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 Manchester Township, Ocean County, on July 31, 2016. The address as recorded is Robin St Manchester Township NJ 08759 Ocean.

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

Limichael Shine

July 31, 2016 · Manchester Township, Ocean County

Details as recorded

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

Name as recorded: Limichael Shine
Age as recorded: 18
Gender as recorded: Male
Race as reported: European-American/White
Date of the injury resulting in death: July 31, 2016
Location as recorded: Manchester Township, Ocean CountyRobin St Manchester Township NJ 08759 Ocean
Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot

Agencies as recorded

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Manchester 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)

Manchester 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.

Shine called 911 saying that he wanted to commit suicide, according to police. When Manchester officers arrived at the Robin Street residence where Shine had been cleaning a house with his mother, they encountered Shine holding a knife. He asked the responding officers to shoot him, and then threatened them with a knife, and he was shot and killed. He left a note saying he wanted police to kill him.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: http://nj1015.com/manchester-cops-shoot-kill-suicidal-male-police-say/ (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 Limichael Shine died on July 31, 2016 in Manchester Township, Ocean 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 "Manchester 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 Manchester Township, Ocean County, on July 31, 2016. The address as recorded is Robin St Manchester Township NJ 08759 Ocean.
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 10210. Derived from the public Fatal Encounters national dataset (coverage 2000-2021; collection ended December 2021), https://fatalencounters.org/. Retrieved July 10, 2026. ↩