Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, a veteran New Jersey sheriff, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a local restaurant restroom on Tuesday. He leaves behind a wife and four adult children.
Witnesses say Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik walked into the restroom around 3:30 p.m. followed moments later by the sound of a gunshot ringing through the eatery.
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik walked into the restroom at Toros Restaurant in Clifton around 3:30 p.m. shortly before other patrons heard a gunshot, sources told The Post.
Longtime Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik took a smiling picture with the owner of a Turkish restaurant on Tuesday, before slipping into a bathroom and shooting himself.
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik died of a self-inflicted gunshot Tuesday at a restaurant in Clifton. He has been sheriff of the county since 2011.