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.
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.
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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.