Farmingdale Police Shooting: Woman Found Dead In Home, AG Says

FARMINGDALE, NJ — A Farmingdale man has been identified as the person killed in a police-involved shooting as the New Jersey attorney general's office released more details in the incident that left a woman dead and another man hospitalized on Friday night.

Charles Tsakiris, 38, of Walnut Street, was killed by a Howell Township police officer, according to a news release from the attorney general's office.

Teresa Oshel, 40, who lived at the same address, was found dead in the bathroom, and a second man, Jeffrey Tsakiris, 36, was taken to the hospital and was treated for unspecified injuries, the attorney general's office said.

According to the preliminary investigation, the shooting happened at 11:43 p.m. Friday, after Howell police responded to a 911 call, the attorney general's office said.

Upon arrival, one officer approached the front door of the house, and Charles Tsakiris opened the door holding a bladed object. Tsakiris refused commands given by the officers, one of whom fired at Tsakiris, fatally wounding him. Tsakiris was pronounced dead at the scene, the attorney general's office said.

Howell Police Chief Andrew J. Kudrick Jr. released a statement Saturday afternoon that said the 911 call came in about 10:30 p.m. from a person claiming to be dying after being stabbed by his brother. The call was relayed to Howell police, who help New Jersey State Police cover the half-square-mile borough, which is surrounded by Howell Township. Farmingdale does not have its own force. Howell police were at the home in 3 minutes, Kudrick said. It was not clear Sunday night why there was a time difference of an hour between the information provided by the attorney general's office and that provided by Kudrick.

Kudrick said Tsakiris refused to drop the object and challenged the officer, who was forced to defend himself and "several other involved parties who were present." The officer fired multiple shots, hitting Tsakiris, and the officer immediately began life-saving efforts. Several more Howell officers arrived and assisted, and New Jersey State Police as well, Kudrick said.

The name of the officer has not been released by either Howell police or the attorney general's office, which said the investigation is continuing.

Neither the attorney general's office nor Howell police released details on the death of Oshel or the injuries that Jeffrey Tsakiris suffered.

"I have the confidence Howell officers abided by policy and upheld the integrity of their position and the trust of the community," Kudrick said Saturday.

He said the release of additional information will give people "a better understanding the violent, dangerous and highly emotional environment encountered by the involved officers."

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