Detective Sergeant Darren Barker, 51, died after being diagnosed with Covid-19
He joined the Met Police in 1992 and worked as a specialist financial investigator
Colleagues at Met described Det Sgt Barker as an extremely talented detective
He is latest officer to die after contracting Covid, amid calls for police jab priority
Jon Wain, 49, a police constable in Bury passed away on Monday, February 15
Nick Oldfield, 48, a police constable for Staffordshire Police, died January 21
By Press Association 2021
Pc Mike Warren
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has died after testing positive for Covid-19, the force has announced.
Pc Michael Warren, 37, joined the Met in 2005 and had served as a Territorial Support Group (TSG) officer for the last four years.
Pc Warren was classed as “vulnerable” and had been shielding at home, working remotely to help his team, the Met said.
He died on Tuesday morning after testing positive for Covid-19 earlier this week, leaving his parents Pauline and Alan, his partner Vicky, and his daughter Eden, eight, and son Joseph, five.
Pc Warren is believed to be the first serving Met officer to have died after being diagnosed with coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
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