Former Acting US Attorney Andrew Haden, 48, died by suicide, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed, according to the Los Angeles Times. The cause of death was hanging.A medical examiner has determined how a prominent federal prosecutor died after his body was discovered inside a government building.
Haden was found inside a vacant office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego late Wednesday, Aug. 19, shortly after he was reported missing.
Investigators found no evidence of foul play. The medical examiner classified the manner of death as suicide on Friday, Aug. 28, the LA Times reported.
Haden was serving as an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of California when he died. He had worked in the office since 2010 and became its second-in-command as First Assistant US Attorney in 2022.
He twice led the district as acting US attorney during leadership transitions, first in 2023 and again in 2025.
Haden also served as chief of the Criminal Division and chief of the Violent Crimes & Human Trafficking Section, according to the Justice Department.
Before joining the Justice Department, Haden served five years as a US Navy officer and completed two overseas deployments. His final military assignment was as navigator aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay.
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