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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2021

Second DC Officer who Responded to Capitol Riot Dies of Suicide

A second police officer who responded to the U.S. Capitol riot has died by suicide, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Acting Chief Robert J. Contee told Congress Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2021

Capitol Officer who Worked Riot Dies of Suicide

Howard Liebengood, 51, who went by “Howie,” had been an officer guarding the Capitol since 2005. The agency did not list a cause of when it announced Liebengood’s death, but a spokesman for the family confirmed Monday that he died by suicide and had been on duty at the Capitol on Wednesday

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2020

Vermont Officer Shoots Woman, then Dies by Suicide

An officer with the Berlin (VT) Police Department reportedly shot a female acquaintance and then turned the gun on himself, dying by suicide at the scene on Monday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2020

Milwaukee Captain Says at Officer's Funeral Service: "Care for Each Other"

A captain with the Milwaukee Police Department spoke at the funeral service of an officer who died by suicide, saying that law enforcement officers "must be able to genuinely care for each other, which sometimes means having uncomfortable conversations with people we say we love."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Ohio Officer Dies by Suicide, Agency Confirms

An officer with the Cleveland (OH) Police Department died by suicide late last week, the agency confirmed today.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2020

Chicago Deputy Chief Dies from Apparent Suicide in Station

The 30-year-veteran of the department shot himself to death early Tuesday at the West Side facility, according to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

Former Officer, Wife Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

A former Puerto Rican police officer reportedly shot and killed his 33-year-old wife before turning a gun on himself during a standoff with police in Florida on Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2020

Alabama Officer Found Dead of Apparent Suicide

An officer with the Hoover (AL) Police Department was found dead Friday of an apparent suicide.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 20, 2020

NYPD to Place Psychologists in Every Borough to Address Officer Mental Health

The New York Police Department has declared that it will deploy psychologists to every borough to encourage better officer mental health and wellness after a spate of recent suicides.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 18, 2020

NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in His Mother's Home

An off-duty officer with the New York Police Department was found dead of an apparent suicide in his mother's Queens residence.

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