A New Jersey State Trooper died Sunday while training at the NJSP Headquarters in Ewing, Mercer County, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a release.
EWING, N.J. -- Murphy identified the trooper as Marcellus Bethea.'Tammy and I are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of New Jersey State Trooper Marcellus Bethea, who died during training at NJSP Headquarters in Ewing,' Murphy wrote in a release. In a statement, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin wrote that Bethea was training to join the 'elite TEAMS Unit.
''I extend my sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones, and together, New Jersey grieves with them and with every member of the New Jersey State Police,' Platkin wrote in a statement. 'State troopers, and other members of law enforcement, enter their profession knowing its risks but put themselves on the line because they believe in serving the residents of our state.
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