An off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead Thursday morning after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in Norwood Park, marking the latest suicide this year in a department grappling with a mental health crisis.
The officer, a 58-year-old woman, was discovered about 9:20 a.m. in the 5800 block of North Northwest Highway, according to an alert from the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications.Police representatives didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. A law enforcement source said she had been inactive for more than a decade but had remained on the police force.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
The police department, the Fraternal Order of Police and members of the City Council have all sought ways to address to address mental health issues affecting officers who are often overworked and exposed to trauma. More than a dozen such deaths have been reported in the police department since 2018, at least six this year. and called for a sweeping plan to address psychological issues within the ranks.
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