One of the two LAPD detectives examining the gang rape allegations against former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose and two others was found dead last Tuesday. Nadine Hernandez who is part of the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to Chicago Sun Times, the authorities received a call of an attempted suicide last Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. The 44-year-old detective did not survive in the hospital and was declared dead by 3:27 p.m.

In a story posted by Think Progress last month, it was revealed that Hernandez sent a letter to the accuser's lawyer Brandan Anand. The later stated that the LAPD had an open criminal allegation of the rape allegations that his client had made.

LAPD revealed that there are no indications that Hernandez's suicide was related to any case that she was investigation. It was also said that she was not expected to testify in the civil trail concerning Rose.

Meanwhile, New York Times reported that the judge in the civil case against the New York Knicks guard denied the motion for dismissal or mistrial. The trial will resume with the testimony from the two other defendants on the next scheduled hearing.

The two defendants, Randall Hampton and Ryan Allen, are said to be longtime friends of Rose. The men involved in the case said that what happened in 2013 was consensual. They also claimed that the accuser was sober during the incident in the home in Beverly Hills rented by Rose.

The accuser is now seeking $21.5 million and she claims that she was intoxicated during the incident. She also said that there was a possibility that a drug was placed in her drink.

Rose's legal team filed for a mistrial after presenting text messages that were sent by the accuser during the time of the incident. A toxicologist said that this can be evidence of her sobriety during that time. Although the judge acknowledges it as an evidence to help the jury, it is not enough to dismiss the case.

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