2 More Officers That Responded to Jan. 6th Capitol Riot Die by Suicide
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Four officers who responded to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol have died by suicide. According to NBC News, "Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead at his home Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday, and Officer Kyle DeFreytag was found dead July 10."
"We are grieving as a Department as our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hashida’s family and friends," police said in a statement released Monday. Hashida was assigned to the Police Emergency Response Team and had been part of the force since 2003. DeFreytag was assigned to the Fifth District and had been with the police department since November 2016.