An eight-year veteran of the New Jersey State Police died Sunday during a training session, officials said. Trooper Marcellus E. Bethea died while training at the state police’s headquarters in Ewing,

A New Jersey State Trooper died Sunday while training at the NJSP Headquarters in Ewing, Mercer County, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a release.

A New Jersey State Trooper has died while training to be a part of a TEAMS Unit, a full-time emergency response team, officials announce Sunday night.

Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea was an eight-year veteran assigned to Troop D at the Moorestown station on the New Jersey Turnpike, according to a brief announcement from the State Police. The incident occurred at a training facility at New Jersey State Police headquarters in Ewing,