Joseph S. Bestic Jr.

Age : 63

Gender : Male

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

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/2022/10/12/attorney-general-investigating-fatal-shooting-by-cherry-hill-police/69559195007/

https://www.njoag.gov/update-attorney-generals-office-identifies-decedent-and-officer-in-fatality-that-occurred-during-a-police-encounter-in-cherry-hill/