An off-duty sergeant died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Chicago Police Department.
“The Chicago Police Department is mourning the loss of the off-duty sergeant who succumbed to his injuries today,” the police department said in a statement released Sunday. “We ask that the city wrap its arms around this sergeant’s loved ones as they mourn his loss. Please also take a moment to pray for the men and women of CPD, who are grieving alongside this sergeant’s family.”
The sergeant’s death marks the third suicide in CPD this month. Patricia Swank, a Chicago police officer for more than six years, died July 2 and a second officer, Durand Lee, 42, died Friday, according to a statement from police on Saturday.
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