State AG investigates death of man being detained by Franklin Township police
Officials say Scott Fitzpatrick suffered a medical episode while in handcuffs. He died five days later.
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The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is investigating the death of a man who was being detained by police.
Authorities say Franklin Township police were called to a home on Locus Grove Road on March 10. They say a 911 caller reported that Scott Fitzpatrick left the home after an argument and threatened to come back with a gun.
Officials say that when Fitzpatrick returned, police handcuffed him, and he suffered a medical episode.
Fitzpatrick was taken to Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington but died five days later.
The cause of death was not immediately provided.
