(L.A.) Darren Harris, 56, Ended His Life
Case Number: 2023-15228
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 56-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred at his residence in Santa Clarita.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Darren Harris.
Manner of Death: Suicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Head
RIP DARREN HARRIS (December 3, 1966 – November 6, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 9:33 a.m.
The decedent was an active-duty commander of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. He was a former spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station who was then promoted to become a lieutenant in the Sheriff’s Information Bureau, and then a captain who led the department’s transportation services.
Harris was one of four LASD employees who killed themselves over a 24-hour period, in seemingly unrelated instances.
The second death was of Greg Hovland, who had retired from the LASD. He was a longtime sergeant in Antelope Valley and was found dead Monday at his home in Quartz Hill.
The third employee was identified as Corina Thompson, 59, who died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Valdez and Thompson worked in custody at the North County Correctional Facility in the maximum-security portion of the Pitchess jail.
The fourth employee was Arturo Atilano Valadez who killed himself Tuesday morning.
09:33 DARREN HARRIS 56 Residence SUICIDE 🔫 HEAD 12:07 GREGORY HOVLAND 67 Residence SUICIDE 🔫 CHEST 15:57 CORINA THOMPSON 59 Residence SUICIDE 🔫 CHEST 06:20 ARTURO ATILANO VALADEZ 49 Hospital SUICIDE 🔫 HEAD