A plea has been issued for officers to seek help after the violence in JanuaryTwo officers who defended the US Capitol as pro-Trump rioters laid siege to it on January 6 have killed themselves in recent days, bringing the total number of police suicides since the violence occurred to four. Gunther Hashida, 44, who had been with the force for 18 years and was assigned to the emergency response team, was found dead at his home last Thursday. SponsoredMeanwhile, Kyle DeFreytag, a 26-year-old Metropolitan Police officer, was found dead on July 10, a department spokesman confirmed on Monday. He had joined the force five years ago. They are the fourth and fifth police officers to die since the insurrection, during which violent protesters, fuelled by lies about voter fraud, entered the Senate chamber in an attempt to stop the

Source: The Times August 03, 2021 01:51 UTC