1HOPE, NJ – Members of the New Jersey State Police, local officials, and the family of Trooper Scott Gonzalez gathered Friday at Hope Station to dedicate a new memorial honoring the fallen trooper on the 28th anniversary of his death.

Trooper Gonzalez was killed in the line of duty on October 24, 1997, after being shot while pursuing a burglary suspect.

New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan joins Station Commander Lt. Gregory Lewis, New Jersey State Police Chaplain Carlos Cedeno, Hope Mayor Timothy McDonough, Captain Nicholas Soranno (Ret), Lt. Gary Talijan (Ret), Scott Gonzalez sister Susan Wolf and Scott Gonzalez nephew Sgt. Kieth McCormick at the Scott Gonzalez Memorial Dedication Ceremony at Hope Station in Hope, N.J. on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. On October 24

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