Police are investigating a fatal hit-and run that killed a longtime firefighter in Somerville Friday night, according to police.
The victim, 75-year-old George Kavanaugh was found by police who responded to the Lincoln Hose Company Fire House on Warren Street at approximately 9:30 p.m. laying on the ground injured outside.
An initial investigation revealed that Kavanaugh had been struck by a vehicle.
He was transported to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Somerville police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Bureau at (908) 725-6900 or (908) 725-0331, or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at (888) 577- TIPS (8477).