A state grand jury concluded deliberations on March 4, indicating that no criminal charges should be filed against Officer Luke Ivey.
A Deptford police officer who shot and killed a man last year will not be criminally charged in connection with the incident, after a state grand jury review., in which Officer Luke Ivey fatally shot Daniel Nevius Sr., 55, of Sicklerville, occurred after the Deptford Township Police Department responded to a 911 call on Fox Run Road in Deptford. The caller said that Nevius was pointing a rifle at civilians and acting erratically, according to investigators.
Shortly after arriving at the scene, Ivey fired a single shot from his service weapon, striking Nevius, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said. Responding officers said Nevius pointed his own weapon at police.Under N.J. law, the attorney general’s office is required to investigate any death that occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity.
The state grand jury, which consisted of NJ. residents, concluded deliberations in Ivey’s case on March 4. The jury voted “no bill,” indicating that no criminal charges should be filed against him, the attorney general’s office said. Last March, Officer Robert Shisler shot and killed Mitchell Negron Jr. during a foot chase. During the incident, Negron, who was pronounced dead at the scene,
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