Rickey L. McFadden

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Name as recorded

Rickey L. McFadden

Age as recorded

47

Gender as recorded

Male

Race as reported

African-American/Black

Date of the injury resulting in death

November 25, 2012

Location as recorded

Leonia, Bergen CountyHillside Avenue and Kingsley Street Leonia NJ 07605 Bergen

Highest level of force as recorded

Gunshot

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Leonia Police Department, Palisades Park 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.

McFadden allegedly entered a CVS pharmacy wielding a "large knife" and left the store with cash and other stolen goods. Police responded to a 911 call and found McFadden headed north along Hillside Avenue. Four police officers, one from Leonia and three from Palisades Park, attempted to apprehend McFadden, who was still wielding the knife when they found him. About two blocks from the store, three of the officers opened fire on the man during a confrontation.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2012/11/police_shoot_man_who_allegedly_attacked_them_with_large_knife_in_leonia.html (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Rickey L. McFadden died on November 25, 2012 in Leonia, Bergen 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 "Leonia Police Department, Palisades Park 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 Leonia, Bergen County, on November 25, 2012. The address as recorded is Hillside Avenue and Kingsley Street Leonia NJ 07605 Bergen.

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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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