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Case Description

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On a January night in 2019, a traffic stop for speeding in Newark, New Jersey, quickly escalated into a fatal encounter for 46-year-old Gregory Griffin. After being pulled over, an officer reported seeing a gun in the vehicle, which prompted Griffin to flee, initiating a high-speed police chase. The situation turned deadly when Newark police officer Jovanny Crespo, responding as backup, opened fire on the moving car.

Crespo fired his weapon at the vehicle at three separate locations durin ...Read More

Victim Details

Gregory Griffin

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2019-01-29

46

Gregory

Griffin

04/12/2026