The District of Columbia’s police division on Monday stated two extra cops who responded to the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol have died by suicide, bringing to 4 the variety of recognized suicides by officers who guarded the constructing that day.
Metropolitan Police Officer Gunther Hashida was discovered useless in his dwelling Thursday, division spokesman Hugh Carew stated in a press release.
Hashida joined the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Division (MPD) in Could 2003.
One other MPD officer who responded to the Capitol on Jan. 6, Kyle DeFreytag, was discovered useless on July 10, Carew stated. DeFreytag’s reason for demise was additionally suicide, Carew stated.
He had been with the police division since November 2016.
MPD Officer Jeffrey Smith and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood additionally responded to the Capitol riot and later died by suicide.
A whole lot of then-U.S. President Donald Trump supporters stormed the constructing that day in an unsuccessful try to cease Congress from certifying Democratic President Joe Biden’s election win.
4 folks died on the day of the violence.
A Capitol Police officer who had been attacked by protesters died the next day. Greater than 100 cops had been injured.
The mayhem led to Trump’s second impeachment trial. Greater than 500 folks have been arrested for his or her roles within the violence.
Throughout emotional testimony final week, 4 cops advised a Home of Representatives particular committee that they had been overwhelmed, threatened, taunted with racial insults, and thought they may die as they struggled to defend the Capitol towards the mob.
(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Enhancing by Stephen Coates, Robert Birsel)
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