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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Takes Own Life In Queens Off-Duty NYPD Officer Takes Own Life In Queens
Off-Duty Nypd Officer Takes Own Life In Queens An off-duty NYPD sergeant shot and killed himself at his Queens home, marking the 10th NYPD officer to do so this year. "Tragically, last night we lost another member of our NYPD family to suicide," said NYPD Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. "We vow to keep fighting this fight, to do better on these and many other fronts, and to put a stop to this epidemic once and for all." The 33-year-old victim has been identified as Linhong Li, according to multiple sources. He was assigned to work at the 24th Precinct on Manhattan's Upper West Side, said the NYPD. Li shot himself in the head at h…

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Hicksville Man Fourth NYPD Officer To Commit Suicide In June Hicksville Man Fourth NYPD Officer To Commit Suicide In June
Hicksville Man Fourth Nypd Officer To Commit Suicide In June Following the suicide of another NYPD officer on Wednesday, June 26, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan is urging officers to seek help if they need it, and to talk about it with others. The 53-year-old unnamed off-duty officer was found dead at his home in Hicksville. He was assigned to the 50th Precinct in the Bronx. Monahan said the death was the fourth this month, and the sixth this year. He also said the officer's death marked the 101st in the country this year. "We have to figure out a way how we can save our own lives," he said. He also said officers needed to be treated bett…

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by Kathy Reakes