Another NYPD suicide

Fifth N.Y.P.D. Officer Since June Dies by Suicide, Police Say

The officer, whose name was not released, was found at his Staten Island home on Saturday after he fatally shot himself.

Officials did not immediately release the officer’s name, rank or tenure with the department; however, the Sergeants Benevolent Association said on Twitter that it was a sergeant who had died.

“Once again terrible news,” the message said. “Tonight the NYPD lost a sergeant to suicide. We ask that everyone pray for his family, friends and Co-workers. The NYPD continues to go through a difficult time.”

The news underscored the Police Department’s ongoing struggles with mental health. More police officers commit suicide every year in New York City than are killed in the line of duty. (Since 2014, an average of five New York City police officers have taken their own lives each year, according to the Police Department.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/nyregion/nypd-suicide-staten-island.html

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The off-duty transit cop, who works in Brooklyn, was discovered around 2 p.m. at his Richmondtown home by co-workers who became worried when he did not show up for work and decided to check on him, sources said.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/27/nypd-sergeant-found-dead-of-apparent-suicide-on-staten-island/

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The off-duty NYPD officer who police believe shot and killed himself in New Dorp Saturday has been identified as Sgt. Terrance McAvoy, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

Investigators said they believe that McAvoy, 30, a transit cop, took his own life inside the Francine Court home at the Country Manor complex, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/07/sources-cop-killed-by-apparent-suicide-identified.html

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5th NYPD suicide

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