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August 2, 2021 11:57 AM
By Whitney Wild, Paul LeBlanc and Rashard Rose, CNN
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August 2, 2021 11:57 AM
Two DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
“Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division, was found deceased in his residence on Thursday, July 29,” department spokesperson Kristen Metzger told CNN in a statement.
“We are grieving as a Department and our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hashida’s family and friends,” Metzger said.
Metropolitan Police Officer Kyle DeFreytag was found dead on July 10, according to department public information officer Sean Hickman.