Officer acted properly in fatal shooting, grand jury finds
Posted by Jersey Shore Breaking News at Tuesday, October 02. 2007 and is filed under Current of Hamilton,Linwood,Port Republic,Current of Egg Harbor Township,Current of Downbeach,Current of Somers Point,Northfield,Current of Galloway 
Officer acted properly in fatal shooting, grand jury finds
MAYS LANDING – An Atlantic County grand jury on Tuesday determined that a Hamilton Township police officer acted properly in the shooting death of a robbery suspect April 30.
Detective Leo Rudolph, a five-year-veteran of the force, will return to regular duty after being assigned for five months to administrative duty, according to Police Chief Jay McKeen.
The man who was shot to death was identified as Huy Nhat Duong. Police said he was suspected of having robbed tellers at different banks in Absecon and Mays Landing hours before he was shot to death.
“The determination of the Atlantic County grand jury today, that the actions of Detective Leo Rudolph of the Township of Hamilton Police Department in the shooting of the bank robbery suspect on April 30 were justified, was the result we expected from our review of the facts of the incident,” McKeen said in a prepared statement.
“We were confident that the Atlantic County prosecutor’s investigation would be thorough and correct, and would ensure that the public we serve can be confident of the truth and gain closure to this event. We were also confident that our officer had acted correctly that day,” the police chief said.
(Read The Current of Hamilton Township on Thursday for complete coverage.)
Detective Leo Rudolph, a five-year-veteran of the force, will return to regular duty after being assigned for five months to administrative duty, according to Police Chief Jay McKeen.
The man who was shot to death was identified as Huy Nhat Duong. Police said he was suspected of having robbed tellers at different banks in Absecon and Mays Landing hours before he was shot to death.
“The determination of the Atlantic County grand jury today, that the actions of Detective Leo Rudolph of the Township of Hamilton Police Department in the shooting of the bank robbery suspect on April 30 were justified, was the result we expected from our review of the facts of the incident,” McKeen said in a prepared statement.
“We were confident that the Atlantic County prosecutor’s investigation would be thorough and correct, and would ensure that the public we serve can be confident of the truth and gain closure to this event. We were also confident that our officer had acted correctly that day,” the police chief said.
(Read The Current of Hamilton Township on Thursday for complete coverage.)
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