After a Black officer died by suicide, leaving anguished videos, another officer recognizes his pain
Hannah Knowles and Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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1of8St. Louis County Police Officer Shanette Hall says she recognized much of the pain in the parting messages of Clyde Kerr III, a sheriff s deputy in Louisiana who died by suicide.Photo for The Washington Post by Joe MartinezShow MoreShow Less
2of8Lafayette Sheriff s Deputy Clyde Kerr III was working as a school resource officer when he died Feb. 1. Kerr was an Army veteran who joined the sheriff s office in 2015.Lafayette Parish Sheriff s OfficeShow MoreShow Less
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