Joshua González, aged 20, of Millville, was killed by police after he refused to stop a bulldozer he was driving erratically and that endangered an entire neighborhood.
According to the police, the events occurred in the past 18 December when after the 911 received a call about a man driving and crashing a bulldozer into some houses and parked cars.
Although a month has passed since the incident, it is until now that the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released a series of evidence that shows the moment in which the police shoot the Hispanic Joshua González.
Furthermore, at the request of the Office of Public Integrity and Responsibility (OPIA), they released four body camera videos of agents, cell phone recordings and security cameras from several homes in the city of Vineland, located south of f iladelphia.
Thanks to the videos, it can be seen that when the police arrived, around 5: 00 am, they tried several times to calm down, through various maneuvers, to Joshua González; however, he did not stop his actions and crashed the excavator more than once against some houses, as well as against some patrols that arrived at the scene, an ambulance, as well as a car in which a woman was who was screaming to be in ‘shock ‘ after the strong blow.
Given the Hispanic’s refusal, Sergeant Louis Platania fired his weapon at Joshua González, who was killed on the spot; Despite medical efforts, the Hispanic died at the scene.
In the videos you can also see the lifeless body in the apartment of Joshua González.
After the events, the woman who was inside the car told KYW-TV that “I’m not fine, I’m in shock. I was going to work. I’m traumatized and I can’t stop crying about it”.