Widow of police officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot suing his alleged attacker
The estate of DC Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide nine days after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, filed a lawsuit Friday against the man it alleges attacked her husband during the violence.
The lawsuit was filed by Smith's widow, Erin, and alleges that Smith, who was 35 at the time of his death, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the altercation, which led to his suicide nine days later. It contains the opinion of former DC Medical Examiner Jonathan L. Arden, who argued that Smith's death was caused by "post-concussion syndrome."
Smith "suffered great pain and mental anguish and mental distress" and "he was otherwise damaged," according to the lawsuit.
Smith shot and killed himself while driving along on the George Washington Memorial Parkway the day after he had been ordered to return to work, according to the Washington Post. He was an officer in DC's Metropolitan Police Department for 12 years, according to the report.
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