Texas Sheriff’s Office Loses 4 Deputies to ‘Suicide’ In Past 6 Weeks

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has been left in shock and unable to explain why four of its deputies died by suicide within the last six weeks.

Christina Kohler, a courts division officer since 2018, vanished two weeks ago only for her body to surface on March 13, authorities grimly confirmed last week.

Her death marks the latest in a chilling string of suicides among the department’s ranks, with three other deputies succumbing to the same fate since early February—fueling whispers of a deeper, darker mystery festering within the force.

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Yahoo reports: The president of the Harris County Deputies Organization, Jose Lopez, said that he and his fellow officers are currently processing the situation.

“It caught a lot of us by surprise,” Lopez said. “One is too many. Two? Three? Yes, it’s definitely devastating.”

Houston Police Officers’ Union president, Douglas Griffith, told the outlet that suicide risks are 54 percent higher for those in law enforcement.

In its post confirming Kohler’s death, HCSO reiterated that mental health support was available for colleagues.

Three days after Kohler was found, it was also announced that former Harris County deputy Maria Vasquez, who left the department in December, also died by suicide.

Earlier last week, another former deputy, William Bozeman, was found dead under similar circumstances. Former deputy Long Nguyen, 58, also took his own life on February 6, according to the medical examiner.

“It hits very close to home and it’s a reminder to us how fragile life is and it’s also a reminder we do need to look out for each other. We do need to take care of each other,” Lopez said.

Dr Thomas McNeese, the director of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Health Division told KHOU 11 that the past few weeks had been “difficult for our staff and the sheriff’s office as a whole.”