Dennis Derr, a detective for the L.A.P.D. committed suicide on Thanksgiving morning after two relatives accused him of abusing them, authorities confirmed.
Derr, 52, a L.A.P.D. veteran who was himself in charge of abuse cases, was found unresponsive in his vehicle which was parked in a Walmart parking lot in Palmdale.
Law enforcement officials said, Derr died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter. Brian Hudson, a sergeant in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau, confirmed two adults made abuse allegations against Derr shortly before he committed suicide. Hudson declined to provide any other details about the investigation into Derr, but other sheriff’s and LAPD sources with knowledge of the case said the two accusers were relatives of Derr. h/t ktla
Although he said the investigation was in its early stages, Hudson said that at this time there have been no other abuse allegations made against Derr.
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