Police 'Investigation' Technique May Have Triggered Man's Suicide

A Seattle police officer apparently used a ruse "for fun" to track down a hit-and-run suspect.

And according to Newser, the effort seems to have seriously backfired.

Two officers approached a West Seattle woman's house in 2018 to ask about her connection with a man who had driven away from a fender bender.

As they walked up, one officer said he had a ruse to sniff out the hit-and-run suspect.

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