Police got a 911 domestic call from an older woman at a Morris Township home who said Timothy O'Shea had a gun and had cut himself around 4 p.m. They got the caller, Tim O'Shea's mother, to safety before encountering him in the driveway. He was reportedly holding a pistol and bleeding. Officers from the Morris Township, Morris Plains, and Morristown police departments were all there when one of them fired and killed O'Shea. He was holding an airsoft gun that looked like a real firearm.
Agency: Morris Plains Police Department
Motive: Erratic behavior (suicide)
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Tim O'Shea
Death Date: July 14, 2020
County: Morris
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Weapon: toy weapon
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 5996