Steven Fitzpatrick, 61, of Pittstown, NJ, died on Sunday, March 15, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, according to his obituary from Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home.
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office on Friday, March 20, announced it is investigating Fitzpatrick’s death following a March 10 encounter with law enforcement in Franklin Township.
Officer Tyler Sutton of the Franklin Township Police Department responded to a Locust Grove Road property at approximately 10:07 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a family member had left following a dispute and threatened to return with a firearm, according to the preliminary investigation…