California Prosecutor Andrew Haden
Died By Suicide
Revealed
August 25, 2026
6:06 PM PDT
Assistant U.S. Lawyer Andrew Haden died by suicide contained in the San Diego federal constructing the place he labored … TMZ has realized.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Workplace tells TMZ … Haden hanged himself inside an workplace on the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Constructing in downtown San Diego.
Haden’s physique was found final Wednesday after San Diego police obtained a report he was presumably lacking. Officers responded to the federal constructing and located him lifeless inside an workplace.
As we reported, police stated from the outset they didn’t suspect foul play, however stated the Medical Examiner would decide Haden’s official trigger and method of loss of life.
Haden had labored as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of California since 2010 and twice served as appearing U.S. Lawyer throughout management transitions in 2023 and 2025. He was additionally a U.S. Navy veteran who accomplished two abroad deployments.
Following Haden’s loss of life, U.S. Lawyer Adam Gordon referred to as it “one of many darkest days in our workplace’s historical past,” whereas remembering Haden as “a beacon of sunshine.”
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