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Joseph S. Bestic Jr.
Case # :1506
Gender : Male
Age : 63
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2022
Location : 3000 block of Chapel Ave W
City : Cherry Hill
County : Camden
State : New Jersey
Agency : Cherry Hill PD
Officer(s) :Jared Fox
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress during wellness check
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Cherry Hill PD responded to a mental health wellness check. Police claim that he “reached for a gun” and shot himself while an officer shot and killed him.