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LAPD detective investigating Derrick Rose case dead of gunshot wound
Police are investigating the death of a detective who was working on a potential criminal case against NBA star Derrick Rose, who is fighting a civil lawsuit for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend.
Los Angeles police Det. Nadine Hernandez, 44, was found Tuesday at her home in Whittier with a single gunshot wound to the chest, according to Whittier police. She later died at the hospital.
Whittier police said a firearm was recovered at the scene but there were no signs of foul play. They are investigating the incident as a possible suicide.
An LAPD spokesperson confirmed to KPCC that Hernandez was with the Robbery Homicide Division and was working the Rose case.
Whittier police are leading the investigation into her death.
A judge on Wednesday rejected a request by Rose's attorney to declare a mistrial in the civil case, according to the Associated Press.
The 30-year-old woman accusing Rose filed the $21.5 million lawsuit two years after the August 2013 incident, claiming Rose and his friends raped her at her apartment while she was incapacitated from drinking and, possibly, drugs, AP reports.
This story has been updated.
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