Community mourns ‘Brother Franco’
Hamburg. Hamburg Patrolman Jason Franco, 38, was hunting deer with a family member in Wantage when he was killed by a shotgun blast. A Go Fund Me page has been set up for his family.
Jason Franco (GoFundMe.com)
A Hamburg police officer has died after he was accidentally shot in a hunting accident, authorities said.
Patrolman Jason Franco, 38, was hunting deer with a family member in Wantage on Tuesday, Dec. 8, when he was struck by a shotgun blast, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Officer said.
“The investigation appears to suggest this was just a tragic accident,’’ said First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller told NJ Advance Media.