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Man dies after being shot by Cherry Hill police: New Jersey Attorney General

Man dies after being shot by Cherry Hill police, AG says
Man dies after being shot by Cherry Hill police, AG says 01:43

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) – The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating after a Cherry Hill police officer shot and killed a man.

It happened Tuesday afternoon along Chapel Avenue West.

Both, the Attorney General's Office and Cherry Hill Police are remaining tight-lipped about what they say happened. 

Neighbors we spoke to say they want answers.

Marissa Hawk was coming home from school around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when she noticed a single police car in front of the house where the shooting happened.

"Then I left my house, went to the bank 30 minutes later, and there were 12 [police cars]," Hawk said. "I've grown up in Cherry Hill practically my whole life. There's never been anything like this before."

Zeynep, who would only share her first name, said she was picking up her child from school a few blocks away from the shooting.

"I've been living in this neighborhood for 16 years. This is the first time something happened like that. It's scary," Zeynep said. "You want to figure out what happened."

Both, the Attorney General's Office and Cherry Hill Police haven't responded to CBS3's requests for interviews.

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