Incident

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10-31-2017 New Jersey Belleville 1-1

Location

October 31, 2017

Incident Address

Belleville, New Jersey

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 32
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Michael Ridley
Age: 42
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Home Invasion
Home Invasion - Resident injured
Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator

Notes

approx 10pm, resident shot confronting armed burglar; shoots burglar

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/11/resident_fatally_shoots_home_intruder_in_belleville_police_say.html#incart_river_index

URL: http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2017/11/01/belleville-neighbor-cop-chase-before-fatal-shooting/820746001/

URL: http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2017/11/01/belleville-neighbor-cop-chase-before-fatal-shooting/820746001/

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 29