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At about 7:51 p.m. on February 12, 2024, New Jersey State Police members were sent to a 911 call reporting an active shooter at a residence on Columbia Street in Knowlton, Warren County.

When law enforcement entered the residence, they found a female victim with gunshot wounds. She was later pronounced deceased. Troopers got a suspect description and located 38-year-old Armond Anthony Avitable of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, near Route 46 and Interstate 80.

At about 8:10 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Kyle Bruno and State Troopers Sarah Heitzenroeder, Justin Watts, Conner McNemar, and Connor Krueger took Mr. Avitable into custody after a struggle.

While in custody, Mr. Avitable had a medical episode and became unresponsive. NJSP members performed lifesaving efforts, including use of an automated external defibrillator, until emergency medical personnel arrived. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono (Mount Pocono Regional) in East Stroudsburg, where he was pronounced deceased at about 8:57 p.m.

An autopsy found the manner of death was accident and the cause was "drug toxicity complicating hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease." A state grand jury voted "no bill," and no criminal charges were filed against the responding state troopers.

Watch the video of this incident here.