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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/20/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/20/2022, a Chicago Police Department officer described as a father of five died by suicide after enduring extreme work stress and exhaustion from working 23 consecutive days without a break. The department later acknowledged widespread burnout, citing long hours, mandatory overtime, and emotional strain following years of increased violent-crime response. Mental-health advocates and colleagues have since used his death as an example of the urgent need for structural reform within the department’s scheduling and wellness programs.
