Steven Parisi

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Name as recorded

Steven Parisi

Age as recorded

42

Gender as recorded

Male

Race as reported

Race unspecified

Date of the injury resulting in death

January 26, 2006

Location as recorded

Northvale, Bergen County159 Livingston St. Northvale NJ 07647 Bergen

Highest level of force as recorded

Drug overdose

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Northvale Police Department, Bergen County Sheriff's Office

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Fatal Encounters' description of the incident, verbatim. This is the source project's own third-party narrative, not this site's reporting.

Steven Parisi had a history of psychiatric problems when killed himself at his home after a four-hour standoff with police. Parisi barricaded himself in his second-floor apartment before overdosing on prescription medication and alcohol, police said.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NIfyNS0F_yyT4FN6hyk53BtL3WlB_iGRqvTR3pkfZzg/edit?usp=sharing (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Steven Parisi died on January 26, 2006 in Northvale, Bergen County, with "Drug overdose" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.

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Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Northvale Police Department, Bergen County Sheriff's Office". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.

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Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Northvale, Bergen County, on January 26, 2006. The address as recorded is 159 Livingston St. Northvale NJ 07647 Bergen.

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Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?

No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

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