Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, says he hopes the ruling in Jeff's case lays down a marker for three other officers who took their own lives after responding to Jan. 6 and will have his name etched into the National Law Enforcement Memorial in D.C. The line-of-duty designation Erin was able to secure carries both a practical and symbolic significance, allowing her to claim financial benefits and ceremonial honors for her husband, like those accorded to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who lay in state after he suffered fatal strokes following Jan.
"If he didn't go to work that day, he'd still be here." to consider the possibility that Jeff had suffered a brain injury during the attack. "I think the physical attack on him changed him," said Erin, who petitioned D.C. The images of the attack were pivotal to Erin's efforts to change the designation of her husband's death. 6, at least once inside the Capitol and then again a few hours later - outside at the west front of the Capitol. 6, 2021.īody camera footage obtained by CBS News appears to show that Jeff Smith was the target of multiple assaults on Jan. Police Department and the mayor's office declined to comment. "It's hurtful and it's sad that they can't even reach out to the widow of one of their own officers," Erin said.
Neither the department nor the city sent a note at the time to Erin or offered any recognition of her husband's efforts on Jan. As a result, when Jeff died, Erin lost her health insurance and much of the family's income. Like most jurisdictions, Washington, D.C., did not consider any suicide a death in the line of duty. Jeff's suicide was just the beginning of Erin's loss.
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