The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office recently grieved the death of a deputy.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shared with profound sorrow and deep sadness that a deputy took his own life last month in Ruskin-Wimauma near Tampa.
Early in the morning, a family member of 36-year-old Deputy Jeremiah Stewart found him deceased outside of their home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to local law enforcement.
Deputy Stewart worked with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office for seven years, most recently on patrol in District IV. He previously served six years in the United States Army and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.
“Today, our entire agency is grieving. We lost a member of our HCSO family, and that pain is shared by every deputy and employee,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said at the time. “We are lifting up this deputy’s loved ones in prayer and ensuring our deputies have the care, resources and support they need. To anyone who may be struggling, please know there is help and hope. You are not alone.”
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