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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.
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Group of Donald Trump s loyalists had breached the US Capitol, clashing with police, damaging property, seizing the inauguration stage and occupying the rotunda. (Photo credit: Reuters)
Officer Hashida becomes third cop to suicide after capitol violence ANI | Updated: Aug 03, 2021 05:57 IST
Washington [US] August 3 (ANI): The US Metropolitan Police Department informed that another cop, Officer Gunther Hashida, who responded to the US Capitol insurrection has died by suicide.
Hashida s death has become the third known suicide of an officer who responded to the Capitol during the attack, and it is the second known suicide by a DC officer specifically, CNN reported.
Tercer suicidio entre policías que defendieron Capitolio de EEUU
Tercer suicidio entre policías que defendieron Capitolio de EEUU
2 de agosto de 2021, 19:35Washington, 2 ago (Prensa Latina) Uno de los policías encargados de defender el Capitolio de Estados Unidos durante el asalto del pasado 6 de enero se suicidó y es el tercero que actúa así, reportaron hoy medios locales. El oficial Gunther Hashida, asignado al Equipo de Respuesta a Emergencias dentro de la División de Operaciones Especiales, fue encontrado muerto en su residencia el pasado jueves 29 de julio, dijo la portavoz del departamento, Kristen Metzger, en un comunicado citado por la cadena CNN.
Two more DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide, authorities announced on Monday, bringing the total to four officers who have taken their own lives in the aftermath of the January 6 riot. Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division, was found deceased in his residence on Thursday, July 29, Metropolitan Police 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.