For the second consecutive day, the NYPD says it has lost an officer to suicide, marking the ninth such death this year.
For the second consecutive day, the New York Police Department on Wednesday said it had lost an officer to suicide, marking the ninth such death this year.
"We are saddened to announce that the NYPD has suffered another tragedy today with the loss of one of our officers to suicide," the department"To anyone who may be struggling, know that there is support available. Behind each of these resources are people that care about your well-being," the NYPD said.
The commissioner overseeing the nation's largest police department has called the officer deaths a mental health crisis. The department has been aggressively reminding officers that they are not alone and that assistance and support are available. It is considering adding more counselors and other measures.
, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the officer who died Wednesday was 56 years and found in his Queens home after police were called around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.Since the beginning of June, seven NYPD officers have died by suicide, and nine since the beginning of the year.
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