CLEVELAND — Euclid Police Detective Steve Shubert is used to the different phone calls he gets throughout the day, but the call he received on Saturday after his colleague Jacob Derbin was killed was unlike any other call he's gotten before. 

What You Need To Know

  • Euclid police officers are grieving the loss of their colleague, Jacob Derbin

  • Dr. Joseph Baskin, a psychiatrist, has worked with helping many police officers and first responders cope in these situations and encourages them to grieve together 

  • Many police departments offer counseling, a chaplain or other mental health services after these situations 

“When you look and see the phone number of the police department come up, you just expect it be another one of those calls that you know they need somebody to come in for an investigation,” said Shubert. “And when you get the news that you know one of your brothers have fallen, it’s you know, you’re almost in shock.”

Derbin’s death has left many people grieving. Dr. Jospeh Baskin, a psychiatrist, has seen the impact that these kinds of deaths have on police departments.

“It could be you, right? It could be any of the people going through that door, they understand that, but it becomes very real when somebody’s lost and having that kind of collective support can really help,” Baskin said. 

Baskin explained that police departments usually offer counseling services, have a chaplain or other mental health resources for officers in these situations. Baskin said that everyone grieves differently.

“For some people, getting back to work is therapeutic, right? It’s doing what they love to do it, it’s giving again meaning to the sacrifice that that person made,” Baskin said. 

Baskin explained other people may need more time before they head back into the line of duty.

“Talking about it makes a big difference. I think a person doesn’t really know how they’re going to respond to that kind of situation until they’ve been in it,” Baskin said. 

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