Daniel "Duke" Trujillo wrote on Facebook in April about getting the vaccine, “I'll get it later after y’all start growing appendages out of y’all’s foreheads.” A few [.]
Denver Sheriff Deputy Daniel Duke Trujillo, 33, died on Wednesday from COVID complications
Trujillo s death comes after he shared a series of post on social media about vaccine hesitancy, the most recent just 3 weeks before his death from COVID
On May 7, the sheriff s deputy updated his Facebook profile picture border with a message that read I have an immune system,
Trujillo shared an anti-vaccination TikTok video on Facebook with the caption I ll get it later on after y all start growing appendages out of y all s foreheads.
Trujillo was the second sheriff s deputy working at the Denver Downtown Detention Center to die from COVID complications in less than two weeks
Published May 28, 2021 Updated May 28, 2021, 9:40 am CDT
A Denver police officer died on May 26 following complications from COVID-19. In the hours after his passing, social media users uncovered evidence of the officer’s anti-vax history, along with posts voicing distrust of the COVID-19 vaccine. Featured Video Hide
Sheriff Deputy Daniel Trujillo, who typically went by Duke Trujillo on social media, passed away. The department asked for “thoughts and prayers” for his family following his death. Advertisement Hide
But many users couldn’t help but point out the sad irony of the situation, assuming that Trujillo may have lived if he’d merely trusted science.