Officer Rank: Police Officer
Department: Kalispel Tribal Police Department
End of Watch: 01/06/2021
Police Officer Jay Hughes suffered a heart attack on January 4, 2021, after he and other officers responded to an altercation at a casino. Officer Hughes was transported to the hospital and died two days later. Officer Hughes is the first officer fatality from a Tribal agency in 2021.
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