Sheriff’s Office in Texas Grapples With Recent Wave of Suicides Among Deputies

‘It hits very close to home,’ Union president Jose Lopez says.

Via Harris County Sheriff's Office
Christina Kohler, 37, who joined the Harris County Sheriff's Office in 2018, was found dead on March 13 after she was reported missing two weeks earlier. Via Harris County Sheriff's Office

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has been left reeling in shock after four deputies have committed suicide over the past two months.

The most recent deputy to have taken her own life was Christina Kohler, 37, who joined the department in 2018. Her body was found on March 13 after she was reported missing two weeks earlier, according to a post on Facebook by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

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