Burden of the badge: Staten Island cop takes own life, adding to disturbing suicide trend
According to police sources, a 22-year-old cop shot himself in the head inside his home at around 1:48 a.m. on March 2, within the confines of the. He was rushed to Staten Island University North where he was pronounced dead. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
“The loss of our brother is both heartbreaking and infuriating. New York City police officers are under incredible stress: not just the stress of the job, but stress from the Job,” Lynch said. “Our city and NYPD leaders already know what they need to change. The heartbreak won’t stop until they do.” One Queens patrol officer, who did not want to be identified, speculated that the weight of the job can become too much to bear — explaining to amNewYork Metro that over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, he went from being treated like a hero to a monster after George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis.After the suicide of another NYPD officer in January, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell reminded those in her department that help is always available to them.
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