It does not matter how Police Captain Joe Gliniewicz died. He is still a Fallen Hero Cop.

 Liberal schadenfreude over Illinois cop’s suicide is telling

"See a writer at a supposedly respected outlet whooping and hollering on the grave of a dead police officer, even one who had fallen from grace."

CopHaters and Baiters schadenfreude

Illinois Cops Suspected Suicide Immediately After Gliniewicz Shooting Death but Launched False Ambush Narrative Anyway
Deception, Even In Death, of an Illinois Cop