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Brandon Krueger

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jul 08, 2018

Victim Details

Brandon Krueger

Male

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

2018-07-08

36

Brandon

Krueger

07/17/2026

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Brandon Krueger, a 36-year-old white male, died on July 8, 2018, in Chicago, IL. He was a Chicago Police Officer and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. On the evening of his death, Krueger shot himself in the head with his service weapon while parked in his patrol vehicle in the parking lot of the Chicago Police Department's Area South/5th District station. His death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Krueger's death came nearly a year after he was ...
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  • chicagotribune.com: Days after cop committed suicide at South Side station, another officer collapses and dies there
  • CPD officer shot and killed teen, later killed self. Now, lawsuit ...
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