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Veterans Affairs police officer dies after suffering heart attack during training

Corporal Raymond Kuuchi had served with the VA Police Services for nearly four years and had previously served two years with the Sea Gate PD in New York

Veterans Affairs police officer dies after suffering heart attack during training

The incident occurred on Sept. 2 after Kuuchi participated in Ground Defense and Recovery/Jujitsu training. Despite efforts to revive him, he could not be resuscitated.

Officer Down Memorial Page

By Joanna Putman
Police1

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Veterans Affairs police officer has died after suffering a medical episode during training, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Corporal Raymond Kuuchi of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services died after suffering a fatal heart attack at the VA Law Enforcement Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the page.

The incident occurred on Sept. 2 after Kuuchi participated in Ground Defense and Recovery/Jujitsu training. Despite efforts to revive him, he could not be resuscitated.

Kuuchi had served with the VA Police Services for nearly four years in New Jersey and had previously served two years with the Sea Gate Police Department in New York, according to the page. He is survived by his wife and four children.

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