Four officers who responded to Capitol riot have died by suicide – By Tim Fitzsimons, Geoff Bennett and Phil Helsel (NBC News) / Aug 3 2021
More than 100 D.C. and Capitol police officers were injured defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Two more Washington, D.C., police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have died by suicide, police said Monday.
Since the attack by a pro-Trump mob, four officers who defended the site that day have died by suicide.
Officer Gunther Hashida was found dead at his home Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday, and Officer Kyle DeFreytag was found dead July 10.
Hashida, a veteran of the force since 2003, was assigned to the police Emergency Response Team.
“We are grieving as a Department as our thoughts and prayers are with Officer Hashida’s family and friends,” police said in a statement earlier Monday.
