A Chicago police officer has died in an apparent suicide, the second in as many days, according to police.
On Friday, detectives were 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.
Michael Carroll, a Chicago police detective, 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,” he wrote in a Friday tweet.
The Friday death came 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.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.On March 12, Sgt. Edward Dougherty, 52, died by suicide in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to the medical examiner’s office.There have been more than a dozen Chicago police officers to take their own lives since 2018.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a certified listener, call 800-273-8255.
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