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Mar 10, 2022 · “If he did not go to work that day, he would be here,” said the widow of Officer Jeffrey Smith of the Metropolitan Police.
Aug 22, 2023 · Following a lengthy fight, the widow of a Washington, D.C., police officer who died by suicide after being assaulted during the 2021 Capitol insurrection has been found eligible to receive federal benefits after his death was ruled a line-of-duty death. Erin Smith, whose husband Jeffrey Smith died days after suffering a concussion and traumatic ...
- Nina Golgowski
Jul 29, 2021 · 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.
Jan 27, 2022 · The psychiatrist, hired by a lawyer for Jeffrey’s estate, was examining whether the injuries Jeffrey suffered on Jan. 6 had caused his death. Erin didn’t know precisely what her husband had gone through on Jan. 6; the couple had a general understanding that they wouldn’t get into too many specifics about his police work. But from what he did share, it was awful.
- Ryan J. Reilly
Aug 18, 2023 · Jeffrey Smith's death resulted in legislation that allows families of officers who die by suicide following traumatic events to receive death benefits.
- Ryan J. Reilly
Aug 10, 2021 · “I asked the President, did you know that they took away their wives’ health insurance and I’m fighting to have Jeffrey Smith’s [suicide] ruled a line of duty death?”
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Mar 10, 2022 · Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who had been a 12-year veteran of the force, shot himself on his first day back to work after suffering an injury during the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
