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Fourth police officer who defended U.S. Capitol during riot dies by suicide

Fourth police officer who defended U.S. Capitol during riot dies by suicide

By Nancy Dillon, New York Daily News Troy Warren for CNT A fourth police officer who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has died by suicide, the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia confirmed Monday. Officer Gunther Hashida, an 18-year veteran on the force, was found dead at his residence on Thursday, department spokesperson Hugh Carew confirmed in a statement to the New York Daily News. “We are grieving as a department and our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hashida’s family and friends,” the statement said. Hashida joined MPD in 2003 and was assigned…
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