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A federal judge sided Wednesday against the family of a Chicago police officer who died of a gunshot wound in July 2016, ruling in a lawsuit that the officer’s off-duty death was “a terrible tragedy,” but evidence was insufficient that she had not committed suicide.
Ruby Falcon had joined Officer Danielle Deering and another colleague at two Chicago-area bars the night of July 29, 2016 — and into early July 30 — before Falcon and Deering went to Deering’s home to meet up with other co-workers, according to court records.
There, Deering sent her colleagues to the basement while she went to gather beers from the kitchen and make up a bed. While she was in the kitchen, Deering also put her off-duty weapon and holster on the kitchen counter, records show.