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Officer gunther hashida was found in his home last week. officer kyle defreytag was found dead on july 10th. you've been covering this closely. it's always a difficult issue because suicide is a very personal thing. we can't know from the outside what the direct cause was but there is a common thread between four officers and that is stress and emotional damage of january 6th. >> absolutely. i think what it highlights is that officers, not just in d.c. but all across the country, willingly run into attacks, run into trauma. they do that as part of the job. they take on the burden and that burd...

Country. according to the nonprofit blue help that keeps track of officer suicides there were at least 160 law enforcement suicides last year. an increase in one compared to 2017 and a spike of 19 from 2016. officer dane smith being buried today in chicago leaves behind a wife and young child. described by family as a warm but tough guy who was open about getting treatment for depression. no one saw suicide coming. his stepfather said he has deep remorse and worries about the family. >> anger, guilt because what could i have done better to prevent that? and sorrow, because i know that he is le...

This video is extremely disturbing. >> reporter: graphic and disturbing new video. >> sir, what i did? >> move or i'll shoot your [ bleep ]. put your hands on the car. >> reporter: showing the controversial shooting death of alton sterling in july of 2016. officer blane salamoni, who shot sterling six times, will be fired over his actions. >> a violation of command of temper has been sustained. over blane salamoni has been terminated from the baton rouge police department effective today. >> reporter: this week salamoni refused to answer any questions, while howie lake, the other officer invol...

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