A police officer in New Jersey shot himself in the head as rescuers prepared to pull him from his crashed car, officials said Monday.
The unidentified 39-year-old officer with the Roselle Park police department was off-duty when he crashed his vehicle into two parked cars in Matawan on Sunday, according to Chris Swendeman, a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
The officer lost control of his car around noon on Broad St. near Church St., officials said. He slammed into two parked vehicles before partially rolling his car.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene, authorities said, and when they went to get equipment in order to extract the driver from the car, he retrieved a gun and shot himself in the head.
“We are grieving as a department for the loss of our officer,” said Roselle Park Police Chief Daniel J. McCaffery, according to TAP into Roselle/Roselle Park.
“There’s always danger out there but these are the deaths that are hard because somehow we missed this guy and didn’t get him help,” New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association president Parick Colligan told New Jersey 101.5.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Nortrup Family
Update: Police Officer identified as Edward Nortrup
Photo Credit: NJ101.5
Credit: NY Daily News
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If they have not identified him, who is the picture of?
Barbara Mersinger Skirtun – I was thinking the same thing and then as you read on they identified him as Edward Northrup.
Lisa Russell ahhh. Didn’t see that. So sad.
Barbara Mersinger Skirtun – it is! Terrible.
Barbara Mersinger Skirtun There’s an update at the bottom of the article… kinda in a weird spot after an add so you can easily miss it
Why?? ????
Drinking and driving?
Paul Warren my thoughts…
That’s what another article said.
Denise Casazza which article?… I’ve only seen speculation…
Probably suicide gone wrong so he shot himself.
Paul Warren not worth killing yourself over
May his memory be for a blessing!
I hate to assume but sounds like a DUI… wounder if they checked his blood alchohol???
Barbara Gerrity Yuengel yeah thought the same or he’s hiding something just a sad situation all around..
Jodie Meglow Marone yes, no matter what suicide is very sad for his family…
Dui end career suicide full earned benifits! Just saying.
Stephen DeSanto my thoughts exactly.
You can get a different career. This sounds like he had some bad skeletons about to come to light.
Can we keep the speculation down until they can verify what it was??
Very sad…RIP Thank you for your service. Condolences to family and friends
I agree. People shouldn’t b posting of their thoughts. Rip. Poor guy. Thanks for ur service
So sad for everyone involved, including the rescue workers.
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So sad…. prayers to his family.
Matt Jimmy Laura
There has to be more here than what is printed.
Probably banging dope
This was on another site
Bryan Parker wtf? Dudes a moron
Kyle Shouldice exactly
IMHO This post should be removed,
Tim Reid IMHO?
Please keep your negative comments to yourself Ed was a wonderful dad, police officer and friend my husband worked with him
Jennifer Pitts May he RIP. So sad.
Jaime M DePaola thankyou I cant stand reading the negative people post Ed was a great man , I cant read the negative posts these people have no clue
Jennifer Pitts Honestly just stay out of the comment section, it’s usually humanity’s worst.
My condolences
Jennifer Pitts
My sincere condolences to you and the family ????
May he RIP
Ty, so sick of the stupid speculation, drama queens.
Jennifer Pitts sorry for your loss. Some people just don’t have any respect at all. Many of these officers are vets and people don’t have a single clue about what these guys have been through and seen in life. Just keep your speculation to yourself and think about what his family is going through now. Rest In Peace officer
RIP Ed ????
Horrible sad
Very sad. Deepest condolences.
So sad. May he RIP.
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Was there a vehicle malfunction? How do you crash into parked cars? In any event Rest In Peace and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
Salty Salvatore since he then shot himself after, it seems as though he was attempting to kill himself by crashing into the cars. So sad.
Update: Police Officer identified as Edward Nortrup.
It so sad!
Rip, tragic.
???????????? So sad may he rest in peace prayers to the family
He grew up around the block from me. Such a tragedy.
Thank god he didn’t kill anyone else
May he Rest in Peace. Condolences to his family as well as his Brothers in Blue !
Rest In Peace
So very sad
The organization needs to do a better job of screening individuals who carry weapons on the force. This could have been a lot worse. May he Rest In Peace. Condolences to his family & fellow officers.
Pat Stadthaus the applicants are screened and put through a battery of tests before even being sent to the police academy. The fact is mental health issues effect people who see day in and day out the lowest points of human society. This is just another example of not recognizing symptoms or warning signs by brother and sister officers…
Screening will not stop all of this. People break some hide it very well.
How awefully heartbreaking????
So horrible and his family will suffer now without him and his benefits etc so sad!
Depression……..guilt……PTSD
Pamela Pete Dr. Pamela?
Bob Shields yes
So sad
I wanna know what this guy was hiding
Brian Frank maybe he wasn’t hiding anything. Maybe be seen to many tragic events.
Lauren Agnelli true, or maybe he was hiding something…
Oh my gosh, oh sir Thank You for your service, condolences to your family, rest in peace.
Mary Marcus did you hear about this!!?
Krystal Lynn I did. So sad.
Very sad
this is heart
breaking
RIP
How tragic for his family.