638. BREAKDOWN: Cops Shoot Man With Fake Gun

Charles Sharp III of Mantua New Jersey called 9-1-1 because he caught two men red-handed breaking into his car-- at least one of them had a gun. Sharp confronted the men, tried to scare them off with fireworks, but that didn't work. Sharp told the dispatcher that the suspect had a gun and so did he. The burglars beat it before the cops showed up, who then saw Sharp outside with his firearm. A police officer from Mantua Township hopped out of the car, gave a suspect a command to drop the weapon, and then the officer discharged his weapon killing the man, who turned out to be Sharp, the homeowner and 9-1-1 caller. Things got worse still-- as it turns out Sharp had armed himself with a fake gun.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices