a state grand jury will not file criminal charges against the Jersey City police officer involved in the 2023 fatal shooting of Andrew Washington whose family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city for the department's response to the incident alleging officers failed to deescalate the situation family members say they called a mental health hotline while Washington was in the midst of a crisis asking for an ambulance to take him to a hospital but instead police were dispatched video from police warned body cameras show officers knocking on Washington's door as he pleads for them to leave eventually police knock down the door and Washington is seen rushing toward the officers with a knife before they simultaneously tase him and fire three gunshots in a statement today the Washington family attorney said they're disappointed by the grand jury's decision adding it's not an exoneration of the officers whom they still plan to prove violated Andrew's constitutional rights jersey City has since opened a new deescalation training center for officers and the state has put new laws in place bearing Washington's name to support more community crisis response teams [Music]