The young man – who was discovered by his father – was just appointed to the NYPD in October of 2021 and worked midnights, police sources said.
An off-duty rookie NYPD officer involved in a fatal on-duty shooting last year committed suicide in his Staten Island home early Thursday, police said.
His father told investigators that his son seemed to be just fine before he went into his bedroom — until he heard a gunshot and ran into the room to find him mortally wounded. He described the area as “a silver service neighborhood,” referring to the number of cops and firefighters who live there.Rossiter’s college fraternity, Kappa Sigma Rho-Sigma,“Rest in Peace to brother Colin Rossiter,” the frat posted. “You will forever hold a place in our hearts, not only as a brother but as a friend. Fly high.”who shot domestic violence suspect Jermaine Hickson, 42Hickson fired off multiple rounds at cops before he was shot dead in a scene captured on startling video footage.
“These are young children, you know? Twenty-one, 22 years old,” he said. “And when I communicated with them I just told them, ‘You’re protecting New Yorkers,’ and I was hoping to ease the stress.The young cop’s suicide is the third among NYPD officers so far this year. cop Steven Hernandez Ten days later, another off-duty cop shot himself in his care near Brookville Park in Queens, authorities said. Jaswansingh Narain, 53, who was assigned to the 28th Precinct, was found at 232nd Street and Lansing Avenue.
One police source told The Post that the department’s Early Intervention Unit falls short of helping cops struggling with mental health issues because it is run by other officers, not mental health professionals.
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