COP ERIC SCHMITZ SHOOTS, KILLS TROUBLED SON

THEY were the perfect family, that's what everyone said.  Lt. Eric Schmitz, 56, a veteran cop with the Hatfield Township police force, was regarded by peers and friends as the perfect cop and the perfect father.  Teachers at North Penn High School praised his son Stephen, 17, as a caring and intelligent student. The perfect family, however, was ripped apart in tragic circumstances this week when Eric Schmitz shot and killed his youngest child during a stormy confrontation.
Stephen Schmitz had a history of mental health issues and apparently attacked his father in a fit of rage using a hunting knife.  Eric Schmitz