On a Tuesday afternoon in Jersey City, a pursuit began that would end in the death of 20-year-old Lavon King. On June 24, 2014, at about 4:30 p.m., two officers from the Jersey City Police Department's Emergency Services Unit started to pursue King. One officer was on foot, and the other was in a police vehicle as they followed him through backyards on Ege Avenue. Authorities later stated that King was being sought for five outstanding cases in Hudson County Superior Court related to drugs and t
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