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New York Cop Commits Suicide on the Job

Shoots himself after feud with girlfriend

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM CST

(Newser) – A New York police officer shot himself in the face last night while on duty following a telephone argument with his girlfriend. Local residents heard a gunshot and found the 28-year-old officer's body on the street in Queens, the New York Daily News reports; he and his partner were in the area after getting a call about car break-ins.

"He got out of his car and he’s on the phone with somebody," a police insider says. "He puts the gun in his mouth and fires." A neighbor says the partner rushed to call for help over his radio; a police car carried the officer away "because there wasn't an ambulance." He died at a nearby hospital soon after. The police say they are still investigating.

A New York police officer reportedly killed himself while on duty.
A New York police officer reportedly killed himself while on duty.   (Margaret Stephenson/Shutterstock.com)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 27 comments
mightymike56
Jan 21, 2012 8:34 PM CST
WOW, what a workers comp case this is going to be....RIP
mediumisthemessage
Jan 21, 2012 11:43 AM CST
hmmm, it seems 9% of newser readers are sociopaths. go figure
LollieDotCom
Jan 21, 2012 7:11 AM CST
I've seen a lot of ugly comments here at Newser, that's part of the reason I come here. But I wish I'd never read these comments. This is a whole new level of heartless, mindless chickenshits.  My heart goes out to his friends and family. I pray they never read these comments. I pray the jerks here get to watch a cop busting their ass to save someone the jerk loves..... and when they do.... I hope the jerk cries all night long with remorse for their hateful words here today. Not all cops are bad. And suicide is not a psychotic act. It's an act of desperation. And you never know when a cop is going to save someone YOU love.

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