FRANKLIN, N.J. — “Serious concerns” raised over a New Jersey police department's handling of a deadly shooting that reportedly involved a state trooper has prompted a county prosecutor's office to take over the force's daily operations indefinitely.

Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renee Robeson announced the move Thursday, saying the Franklin Township Police Department's chief and a sergeant had been placed on administrative leave by the town. The directive will remain in effect “until further notice,” the prosecutor’s office said.

The statement said the prosecutor's office “has determined that supersession” of the force was “immediately necessary” following an investigation into the deadly shootings that occurred last week in Franklin. The probe “has raised serious concerns about FTPD’s ope

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