NJ Cop Indicted for Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 911 Caller.

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NJ Cop Indicted for Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 911 Caller.
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A New Jersey police officer has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting a man who had called 911 to report trespassers in his yard. The officer, Salvatore Oldrati, fired multiple shots at Charles Frederick Sharp III within five seconds of arriving at the scene, according to body camera footage. Sharp, who was still on the phone with the police, was struck and killed. The officer gave no verbal commands or warnings before opening fire, according to the state's attorney general. If convicted, Oldrati faces up to 10 years in prison.

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