police-involved-shooting · Piscataway, New Jersey

What happened after the Piscataway police-involved shooting clip was widely shared?

What happened?

Following the widely shared clip of a police-involved shooting in Piscataway, New Jersey, investigations by the Attorney General's Office into the officer's actions and by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office into three related homicides remain ongoing, with no public grand jury decision yet announced.

Unresolved or unknown

Last checked: Jun 21, 2026
Sources: New Jersey Attorney General's Office; New Jersey Attorney General's Office; News 12 - New Jersey; New Brunswick, NJ Patch

Timeline

  1. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Piscataway, New Jersey, involving a police-involved shooting of Jordan Barnes and the discovery of three deceased family members inside a residence.

  2. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) initiated an investigation into the fatal police-involved shooting, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office began investigating the homicides.

  3. The Attorney General's Office publicly released 911 calls, police radio transmissions, and footage from five police body-worn cameras related to the incident, after Jordan Barnes' family representatives reviewed them.

  4. The YouTube clip titled 'Armed Man Shot After Advancing on Officers With Knife' was uploaded by PoliceActivity, detailing the incident.

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