Former Chicago cop dies in apparent suicide 10 days after retiring, officials say

A retired CPD officer died in an apparent suicide Sept. 10, 2022. (Sun-Times file)

A former Chicago police officer apparently committed suicide Saturday afternoon, just 10 days after retiring from the force, officials said.

Timothy Nelson, 52, was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head about 2:10 p.m. inside a home in the Jefferson Park District, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.