A Chicago police officer was found dead early Friday inside his home, according to the department.
A Chicago police officer was found dead early Friday inside his home, according to the Police Department.
Detectives are investigating the death of an active police officer who worked in the Calumet District, police said. He was found dead inside his home in the Central District.“Please keep this officer’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” the department said. Police spokesman Officer Michael Carroll wrote in a tweet that it appeared the officer died by suicide.“ extremely difficult hearing news like this over and over again. The pressure of the job is more than regular people know and cops need to be better at letting others know that they need help, need a hand, they need to talk,”The death comes after the loss of 29-year-old Officer Patricia Swank, who died by suicide on July 2, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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