Washington Post journalist Darran Simon was found dead in his Washington, D.C., apartment on Thursday, and the cause of death remains unknown.
A newsroom memo from Tracy Grant, the Washington Post’s managing editor, confirmed Simon’s death, according to the Washingtonian.
“We are deeply saddened to report that yesterday, Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment,” the memo read. “Darran joined us as a DC government and politics reporter last month from CNN. He made an immediate impact on his arrival. Darran proved himself to be dogged, as when asking Mayor Bowser questions at her daily press briefings, and deeply humane, as when he told the story of a former ‘Jeopardy’ contestant who died of covid-19.”
The Post Guild, a union for the outlet’s employees, sent out an email as well honoring Simon. Their note included the National Suicide Hotline number and notes on how to approach needing “time to process” with bosses.
Simon, who grew up in New Jersey and New York after being born in London, was previously at CNN as a senior news writer, and before that was a reporter for the Miami Herald, the Times-Picayune, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, according to the Post.
