Pemberton fatal police shooting bodycam footage.

By Cecilia Levine From Daily Voice

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) released three 911 calls and body-worn camera footage from a fatal police-involved shooting in Pemberton Township last October.

The civilian who died during the Oct. 19, 2024 encounter was identified as Marvin Taylor, 57, of Browns Mills, the office said.

According to the investigation, a 911 call reporting smoke coming from a residence was received at 3:22 p.m. The Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department and township police officers responded to a home on Woodland Avenue.

Responding officers were told that a man with a firearm, later identified as Taylor, was in the backyard of the property, investigators said. Officers positioned themselves in a wooded area behind the residence and gave verbal commands ordering Taylor to drop the weapon.

Taylor exchanged gunfire with Officer Kyle McQueen of the Pemberton Township Police Department, the Attorney General’s Office said. Taylor was struck, and officers provided first aid before he was flown to Cooper University Hospital in Camden. He was pronounced dead at 5:36 p.m.

A firearm was recovered near Taylor after the shooting, according to investigators. No officers or other civilians were injured.

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The law enforcement encounter remains under investigation by OPIA. The footage was released under 2019 policies requiring transparency in fatal police encounters. Representatives of Taylor’s family were allowed to review the recordings before the public release.

Under state law, all such cases must be presented to a grand jury to determine whether charges are warranted against the officer or officers involved.

The investigation is ongoing, officials said.