Police Officer's Suicide After Jan. 6 Riot Is Ruled a Line-of-Duty Death
“If he did not go to work that day, he would be here,” said the widow of Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police.
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“If he did not go to work that day, he would be here,” said the widow of Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police.
Officer Jeffrey Smith killed himself nine days after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Other and sometimes i take one step back and two steps forward. it a gradual progression each day. >> that is understood. i want to talk about your husband now. really, i believe what the officers did on that day and some of the ones who are speaking out now what they continue to do is heroic. your husband raced to the capitol on that day to defend it and was attacked by rioters. tell us about his injuries and how he was emotionally after the attack? >> i spoke with them sporadically throughout the day and i got through text he was going to the police and fire clinic. he said he had been hit i...
Be okay? are you going to be okay? how are you feeling? do you know at this moment what the future holds, how you're going to be going forward? >> i don't but i don't think anyone does if they're in this situation. i just take it day by day. i put one foot in front of the other andmen sometimes i take o step back and two steps forward. it a gradual progression each day. >> that is understood. i want to talk about your husband now. really, i believe what the officers did on that day and some of the ones who are speaking out now what they continue to do is heroic. your husband raced to the capit...
He Killed Himself After the Jan. 6 Riot. Did He Die in the Line of Duty? Jeffrey Smith, a police officer who confronted a mob in the Capitol, later shot himself. His widow blames the riot, and is asking for full death benefits. Jeffrey Smith was one of hundreds of Metropolitan Police Department officers deployed during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.Credit...via Erin Smith July 29, 2021 Jeffrey Smith, a 12-year veteran patrolman, was one of hundreds of Metropolitan Police Department officers deployed on Jan. 6 to defend the Capitol from a violent mob. He was hit in the head with a metal pole duri...