The officer is at least the 6th active CPD officer to die from suicide this year.
On Thursday, a 58-year-old woman with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was found in Norwood Park. CPD said that officer was technically inactive and has been on disability since 2009.Sources told CBS 2 that officer had been fighting for disability payments and had recently been denied.
Steiner left the department after 13 years to work as a psychologist focused on helping first responders cope with trauma.
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