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Chicago Deputy Police Chief Death Ruled a Suicide, Officials Say

Chicago Deputy Police Chief Death Ruled a Suicide, Officials Say
File photo of a Chicago Police Department officer wearing a mourning band on his badge following the death of a colleague, in Des Plaines, Ill., on Nov. 26, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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7/29/2020|Updated: 7/29/2020

A deputy police chief in Chicago was found dead July 28 in an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement officials.

Dion Boyd, who was promoted to the rank of deputy chief of criminal networks earlier this month, was found dead from a gunshot wound at the Homan Square police station on Chicago’s West Side, according to the Chicago Tribune. An autopsy conducted July 29 found that he died of a gunshot wound to the chest. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a suicide.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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