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#NYPD cop fatally shoots self inside NYC apartment

#NYPD cop fatally shoots self inside NYC apartment

An NYPD cop fatally shot himself in his Manhattan apartment on Wednesday, sources said.

The officer, 34, was discovered by police inside his Stuyvesant Town apartment at about 7:15 p.m. after he failed to show up for work, according to sources. His name has not been released.

He was found lying face down on his bed with a bullet wound to his head, sources said. There was a gun beside him and a shell casing nearby, according to sources.

The cop joined the department in 2013. He was stationed out of Times Square and would normally start his shift at 6 p.m., sources said.

Residents at the officer’s apartment complex said a swarm of cops converged on the area Wednesday night.

A text message was also sent from building management to residents, informing them that somebody had taken their own life, according to multiple people who received the alert.

The cop’s suicide is believed to be the second in the NYPD this year — with the other occurring earlier this month.

NYPD vehicles outside of the apartment where an officer committed suicide in Manhattan apartment on April28, 2021.
NYPD vehicles outside of the apartment where an officer committed suicide in Manhattan apartment on April28, 2021.
William Lopez

On April 5, Deputy Inspector Denis Mullaney shot himself in the head inside a department vehicle in Queens.

Mullaney had earlier made a call to family members that led them to believe he was suicidal, sources said.

Cops tried to locate Mullaney’s phone, but he had already pulled the trigger by the time they got to the vehicle on Underhill Avenue near the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway, the sources said.

The priest at Mullaney’s funeral, Father Joseph Fonti, implored the NYPD to do more to “break the silence” about suicides within their ranks.

In 2019, ten cops took their own lives, which was double the rate of past years.

The crisis led the department to create a new confidential suicide-prevention program called “Finest Care” that offers free treatment from NewYork-Presbyterian psychiatrists and psychologists.

Under the program, cops can seek help anonymously at the hospital system.

A similar system has existed for the LAPD for decades, and Chicago and Houston have programs like it as well.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, you can get help 24/7 from the National Suicide Hotline, 800-273-8255.

Additional reporting by Kenneth Garger

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