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A New Jersey sheriff fatally shot himself inside the bathroom of a popular Turkish restaurant, where he’d just been served a late lunch, according to multiple reports. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik was having a meal at Toro’s Restaurant on Tuesday shortly before his death, per several sources cited by NJ.com. Witnesses recalled Berdnik disappearing into the restroom around 3:30 p.m. .
The sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday, according to law enforcement sources, one week after the sheriff's department was embroiled in turmoil, including layoffs and charges against officers accused of beating an inmate.