Michael Laniado

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 2/7/2016

Place of the incident:

Toms River, Ocean, NJ
1881 Rte 37 W

When officers tried to arrest Laniado's girlfriend, the pair barricaded themselves inside their home, police said. During negotiations, a Swat team fired teargas into the home, and Laniado left the building holding his girlfriend at knifepoint. Investigators said an officer fatally shot Laniado when he began to move toward officers with a knife and was not stopped by bean bag rounds.

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