VENTNOR, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey have identified a man they say was shot and killed by police in Ventnor after allegedly advancing toward them with a broken bottle Thursday.The state attorney general’s office says Ventnor and Atlantic City officers responded shortly before 4:30 p.m.
Thursday to a 911 call about a man behaving erratically near Wellington Avenue and West End Avenue.Officers arrived on scene and encountered 30-year-old Amir Johnson, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.The attorney general’s office said officers found the Johnson walking in and out of a marshy area along the roadway while holding a broken glass bottle in his hand.Officials say the officers tried to offer him aid but he refused commands to drop the bottle and.