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February 8, 2021

Black Sheriff's Deputy in Louisiana Dies by Suicide After Condemning Police Violence and Racism
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In Louisiana, a Black police officer died by suicide after posting
several videos decrying police brutality and racism.
Forty-three-year-old Clyde Kerr III, who also served in the military in
Iraq and Afghanistan, took his own life outside the Lafayette Parish
Sheriff's Office last Monday. In one of Kerr's videos, he cited the
police killings of Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. This is
Clyde Kerr III.

Clyde Kerr III: "This is a demonic system. It is not anything I can
continue to serve and want to be a part of. And this is a - this is not
right. This is no form of justice."

U.S. residents who need help should contact the National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255 - that's 1-800-273-TALK.


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