Kevin Ward, the mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, has died by suicide. He was elected mayor in May 2021, after serving two terms on the Washington DC commuter town’s city council.
Mayor Ward was referred to in campaign materials as “self” “straightforward”And “equally apt to listen to Stevie Nicks as Megan Thee Stallion.”
“I believe that if I can help someone, then I can change her or his life,”He once said.
United States Park Police found Mayor Ward’s body in Virginia’s Fort Marcy Park, about 20 miles away from Hyattsville. According to the city, he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot injury on January 25, 2010.
Larry Hogan (the governor of Maryland) expressed condolences via social media.
Mayor Ward is survived his wife and two sons. He was 44.
For help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255