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"A Los Angeles Police Department detective who was investigating rape allegations against NBA star Derrick Rose died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers found LAPD Det. Nadine Hernandez, 44, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest Tuesday afternoon in a Whittier home, according to the Wittier Police Department. She was transported to a local hospital where she later died.
"At this time, there are no signs of foul play, and this incident is being investigated as a suicide," Whittier Police said Wednesday. "However, this is an ongoing investigation."
A firearm was recovered at the scene, but it was unclear if it was her service weapon, a police spokesman said.
LAPD sources who were not authorized to speak publicly about the case confirmed that Hernandez was a detective in the department's Robbery-Homicide Division special Assault Section. She frequently was involved in high-profile sex crime cases, authorities said.
Hernandez worked for the LAPD for nearly two decades. As an officer, she worked in the department's media relations office before moving up the ranks to detective..."
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