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Mike DeNardo

Case from Bay-saint-louis, MS dated Sep 08, 2016

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Mike DeNardo

Male

White / Caucasian

Bay-saint-louis

MS

2016-09-08

63

Mike

DeNardo

07/15/2026

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In the late afternoon of a September day in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the life of 63-year-old Police Chief Mike DeNardo came to a tragic end. On September 8, 2016, shortly after being suspended from his duties, DeNardo died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the parking lot of the police department he once led. His death was officially ruled a suicide.

DeNardo, a man who had dedicated his life to law enforcement, was being escorted from the city's police station after turning in his ...
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  • Bay St. Louis residents react to loss of former Chief of Police
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    I've been thinking about Chief DeNardo's sudden passing and the emotional toll it must have taken on... ...Read More
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