(WXYZ) — Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced that Captain Jonathan Parnell has died from COVID-19.
Parnell spent decades on the force.
"Everyone loved him," Craig said during a press conference with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday.
This is the department's second death from COVID-19, following the death of a civilian dispatcher.
More than 200 DPD officers are in quarantine due to potential exposure to the virus.
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