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DETROIT Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 65 years old.
Napoleon was admitted to the hospital on November 21, and died several weeks after being placed on a ventilator, michiganradio.org reported.
The lawman was appointed sheriff in 2009, and he was elected to the position in 2012, and reelected every four years since then.
Napoleon spent decades in Motor City law enforcement. His police chief brother overcame COVID-19 earlier this year.
The Wayne County sheriff died Thursday night at Henry Ford Hospital, according to reports.
“Benny had so much life yet to live; our community has once again lost someone larger than life to this vicious pandemic,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel tweeted late Thursday night. “My heart goes out to Benny’s family. It was an honor and a privilege to call him my sheriff.”
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