This is yet another tragic unnecessary death in the aftermath of the attempted coup. On 1/6 a fanatical violent mob incited by the the former president to attack our Capitol. The Capitol Police continue to be tormented by their betrayal by the pro Trump mob.
BY JOSEPH CHOI AND BROOKE SEIPEL
A fourth law enforcement officer who responded to the Capitol on Jan. 6 has died by suicide, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to The Hill on Monday.
A department spokesman said Officer Kyle DeFreytag, who had been with the department since November 2016, was found dead on July 10. He was 26 years old. Police confirmed DeFreytag was among a host of MPD officers who were sent to the Capitol in response to the riot.
WUSA9, a CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. was the first to report that DeFreytag died by suicide last month.
“I am writing to share tragic news that Officer Kyle DeFreytag of the 5th District was found deceased last evening,” Chief Robert J. Contee III wrote in a message to the department in mid-July, according to WUSA9. “This is incredibly hard news for us all, and for those that knew him best.”
The news comes on the same day that MPD officials confirmed a third police officer death by suicide in the wake of the riot. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Gunther Hashida was found dead in his home Thursday.