Four DC Police Officers Present at the Capitol Protest Commit Suicide
August 4, 2021 in News by RBN Staff
source: needtoknownews
Four D.C. Metropolitan Police police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have died by suicide, according to the WUSA9, a CBS affiliate in the city.
Driving the news: Officer Kyle DeFreytag, who served in the Fifth District and responded to the Capitol riot, was found dead on July 10. DeFreytag joined the department in 2016, per CNN.
The big picture: Confirmation of DeFreytag’s death marks four suicides by officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6.