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Philadelphia's First Openly Gay Deputy Sheriff Found Dead Ahead Of Pride Parade
 [Huffpoo] Philadelphia’s first openly gay deputy sheriff apparently died by suicide just before the city’s annual Pride parade and festival, authorities said.Dante Austin, 27, was found dead from what authorities said appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his desk inside the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office early Friday. He was a U.S. Army veteran and the sheriff office’s first LGBTQ community liaison, Sheriff Jewell Williams said in a statement. "This is a tragedy for the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Austin’s family and the local LGBTQ community," Williams said. "Dante was a person who believed in and cared about everybody." Posted by: Besoeker 2019-06-12 |
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