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New: DC Metro Police Officer Gunther Hashida, who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection by extremist supporters of Trump has taken his own life, the department confirmed to

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theguardian.com

Officer who responded to US Capitol attack is third to die by suicide

Gunther Hashida, 43, was found dead at home on 29 July, the Metropolitan police department said

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Heartbreaking. Condolences to his family and officers who knew him

Chris Alexander

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Heartbreaking situation 💔

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Epstein 2.0 ????

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Implication of correlation most definitely does not imply causation. A friend works in mental health with all kinds of first responders. Sadly, the job takes its toll, whether first responders will admit to it or not. firerescue1.com/fallen-firefig

wsaw.com

STUDY: Police more likely to die by suicide than in line of duty

As the United States continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s another deadly trend that has been on the minds of law enforcement officials for decades; police officer suicides.

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It absolutely baffles me how you can write an article about 4 police officers who commit suicide after an event with a highly contested narrative and not at least question your own preconceptions or the integrity of the intel you are receiving. Does it take 5 "suicides"?

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