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Paul Escamilla

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 16, 2019

Victim Details

Paul Escamilla

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Chicago

IL

2019-09-16

40

Paul

Escamilla

07/11/2026

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Paul Oliver Escamilla, a 40-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on September 16, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. He was an off-duty Chicago police officer at the time of his death. Escamilla was found unresponsive in the Bunker Hill Forest Preserve on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and an autopsy later confirmed that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

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  • chicagotribune.com: A retired Chicago police officer apparently shot and killed himself, marking the second officer suicide in a week
  • Editorial: The Quiet Crisis Within CPD: Officers | UChicago Urban Labs
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