Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Scott J. DeGraw
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : White
Date : 08/19/2021
Location : Main Street and Grand Avenue
City : Ridgefield Park
County : Bergen
State : New Jersey
Agency : Ridgefield Park Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/19/2021, at approximately 7:34 p.m., Ridgefield Park Police responded to a home near Main Street and Grand Avenue after receiving a report of a man barricaded inside and armed with a gun. Officers attempted to negotiate with Scott J. DeGraw, 58. After communication efforts, police breached the home and found DeGraw deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT
1 fatality
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SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgefield-park/2021/08/19/man-found-dead-gunshot-wound-after-police-standoff-ridgefield-park-nj/8196217002/
• https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/bergenfield/news/man-found-dead-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-standoff-with-police-in-ridgefield-park/815232/
• https://patch.com/new-jersey/ridgefieldpark/police-respond-standoff-ridgefield-park-home
