Man shot by Hillside cops has conviction record
April 1, 2009 | The HillsiderThe 25-year-old repeatedly shot by Hillside police officers Monday morning on Liberty Avenue has a criminal history, state Department of Corrections records show.
Fuquan Stribling, of Newark, who was shot seven times in a hail of bullets while sitting in his car during the Monday morning incident, was convicted in 2006 on robbery and unlawful possession of handguns charges, which carried a maximum sentence of three years.
Stribling — who has also gone by the names of John Murray, Fu Scribling, Fuquan Scribling and Fuguan Scribling — was released in November 2008.
Officials have released few details of the 1:45 a.m. shooting that hospitalized Stribling, who has not been charged with any crime.
His girlfriend, a Hillside resident who was in the car with Stribling, says the shooting was unprovoked.
Township Council President John Kulish told the Star-Ledger that Stribling’s car accelerated toward an officer before cops opened fire. But the woman passenger said Stribling was backing away from police.
Four officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave as the incident is investigated by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, the Ledger reported. Hillside Police Chief Robert Quinlan said in a statement that “the facts will speak for themselves when they are presented to the public.”
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