A rash of “suicides” among current and former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department drew suspicion as four deaths in a 24-hour period were “independently” investigated.
Out of respect for the families, official LASD statements remained silent on the identities of three current members and one retiree.
An official statement from the department said, “The Sheriff’s Department is saddened to learn of the deaths of four LASD employees, one retiree and three current members of the department.”
According to a timeline provided by LASD spokeswoman Nicole Nishida, Monday, “at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Homicide Bureau responded to a fatality in Valencia. Later in the afternoon, detectives responded to a fatality at 12:53 p.m. in Lancaster and later at 5:40 p.m. in Stevenson Ranch.”
A fourth death was reported in the city of Pomona and detectives responded at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. reported.
“Out of respect for their grieving families, we will not release the names of the employees at this time. Homicide detectives and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will continue to investigate each incident independently,” Nishida added.
In his own reaction, LASD Sheriff Robert Luna said, “Our LASD family has experienced a significant amount of loss and tragedy this year. We are shocked to hear of these deaths and it has sent ripples of emotion throughout department as we try to cope with the loss of not just one, but four beloved active and retired members of our department family.”
“In difficult times like these, it is important for staff, regardless of rank or position, to check on the welfare of other colleagues and friends,” he continued. “I have the deepest concern for the well-being of our employees, and we are urgently exploring ways to reduce workplace stressors to support the work and personal lives of our employees.”
Meanwhile, speaking to Fox 11 Los Angeles, retired Santa Monica police officer Cristina Coria shared a different perspective as she told the network, “There are so many officers that I know that have talked about killing themselves that I never thought in a million years. think about it or talk about it.”
“There are so many officers struggling with their identity, with finances, with relationship issues, with pain medication addictions, alcohol addiction, you name it. There are so many things that are going on,” he continued, “that our departments are not laying hands on them [struggling officers] enough.”
Similarly, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who had been removed by voters in November 2022, took to social media to question the department’s nine reported suicides in 2023.
“These four deaths bring a total of nine suicides with him [LASD] this year. Why so many from one agency?” he asked. “Prayers for all who are suffering, look out for each other.”
Villanueva was not alone in challenging the story as word of the tragedies spread.
It is by no means a coincidence.
— Johann Drolshagen (@JDrolshagen) November 8, 2023
Of course the LA Sheriff’s Department says the FOUR SUICIDES IN ONE DAY are unrelated, which only makes it feel more certain that they *are* related and LASD knows it.
— Strike Lee (@BostonJerry) November 8, 2023
FOUR suicides in one day, and they say they are unrelated?
This seems very doubtful. I hope someone is looking into what these four might have been involved in together.
Maybe the FBI or DOJ should be interested in this?
— KudzuCat (@KudzuCat) November 8, 2023
Something will come out and it will be big.
— Juju Bee (@notbeforenoon) November 8, 2023
Omg how can this be? Something seems very wrong there.
— BarbaraG (@BarbaraGeisman) November 8, 2023
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