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The officer has been identified as 42-year-old Durand Lee,. the medical examiner released Friday afternoon.
The 5th District officer was found dead inside his residence in the 1st District, Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern said.
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“Please keep this Officer’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” Ahern said.
There was a procession from the home to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Friday morning.
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Further details were not immediately available.
More than a dozen suicides have been reported in the CPD since 2018. A 2017 Justice Department report found CPD’s suicide rate was 60% higher than the nationwide average for officers.
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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers help around the clock for people in crisis at (800) 273-8255.
The Sun-Times Media report contributed to this post.
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