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Teens Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Watertown After Argument About Smoking: Police
A man is suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s teenage son and daughter at their Watertown home Tuesday night after an argument about him smoking cigarettes in the house escalated, according to police. They said the man had moved into the home just two weeks earlier.
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New Details Revealed in Court as Boston College Student Pleads Not Guilty in Boyfriend's Suicide
A Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly encouraging her boyfriend to take his life has been arraigned. Twenty-one-year-old Inyoung You, a South Korean national, appeared before a judge at Suffolk Superior Court Friday morning where a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. Prosecutors say You sent Alexander Urtula, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, more than...
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Former Boston College Student Indicted in Boyfriend's Suicide
A former Boston College student has been indicted in connection with the suicide of her boyfriend, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced on Monday. Inyoung You, 21, of South Korea, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of 22-year-old Alexander Urtula, who was also a student at Boston College.
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East Hampton Teen Saves Life of Boy Hundreds of Miles Away
Quick thinking by an East Hampton teen who was just trying to play video games may have saved a life.
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Tennessee Teen Dies by Suicide After Being Outed Online
A Tennessee teen who died by suicide last week was cyberbullied by classmates over his perceived sexuality prior to his death, according to the teen’s brother. Channing Smith, 16, a high school student in Coffee County, Tennessee, died by suicide between Sept. 22 and Sept. 23. Joshua Smith, Channing’s half-brother, said he discovered the cyberbullying after he was initially unable...
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Death of Man Who Jumped In Front of Train With Daughter in Arms Ruled a Suicide
The death of the man who jumped onto subway tracks with his 5-year-old daughter in his arms in the Bronx during Monday’s morning rush was ruled a suicide.
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Daughter, 5, Lives After Father Holding Her Jumps Onto Subway Tracks in the Bronx
A man holding his 5-year-old daughter jumped onto subway tracks in the Bronx during Monday’s morning rush, killing himself but thankfully only leaving the child with minor injuries, police said.
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Michelle Carter Denied Parole in Texting Suicide Case
The Massachusetts Parole Board on Friday said it had denied an early-release request from Michelle Carter, the woman imprisoned for urging her suicidal boyfriend via text messages to take his own life. The board said in a statement that it had denied Carter’s request for release, adding that she “needs to further address her causative factors” that led to her...
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Retired NYPD Sergeant Found Dead by Apparent Suicide on Staten Island: Official
A 48-year-old retired NYPD sergeant was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Staten Island Monday night, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said in a statement Tuesday.
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50 Guns, 8 Grenades, Swords, Pipe Bomb Materials, Liquid Nitrogen, 2,000 Rounds of Ammo Found in Philly Man's Home, Police Say
A report of a suicidal man led to the discovery of 50 guns, eight inert grenades, pipe bomb materials, swords and more than two thousand rounds of ammunition inside a Philadelphia home Wednesday, according to police.
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7th NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in 10 Weeks
An NYPD cop was found in with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Queens Wednesday evening, according to law enforcement sources. Ida Siegal reports.
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NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in Queens; Seventh Officer to Die by Suicide Since Beginning of June
In another tragedy for the NYPD, a veteran police officer died by suicide in his Queens home Wednesday evening, police said — the seventh member of the force to do so in the last 10 weeks and the second in just two days.
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Fifth NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in the Last Two Months
A fifth NYPD officer has died by suicide in the last two months, escalating a recent crisis that has caused all levels of police leadership to speak out on the need for cops to look after their mental health and that of their colleagues.
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Sixth NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide Since the Beginning of June
A sixth NYPD officer has died by suicide in the last two months, escalating a recent crisis that has caused all levels of police leadership to speak out on the need for cops to look after their mental health and that of their colleagues.
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Fourth NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in the Last Three Weeks
A fourth NYPD officer has died by suicide in the last three weeks, escalating a recent crisis that has caused all levels of police leadership to speak out on the need for cops to look after their mental health and that of their colleagues.
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Epstein's Alleged Victims ‘Angry' and Frustrated He Won't Be Alive to Face Justice
Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims said they would have preferred their day in court over Saturday’s news that the millionaire financier and accused sex trafficker died by apparent suicide in his New York City jail cell, NBC News reports. Jennifer Araoz, who accused Epstein of raping her when she was 15 after she was recruited outside her New York City high...
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NYPD Reviews Protocols After String of Officer Suicides
Police officers are exposed to traumas most people do not see in a lifetime, but many are afraid to get help because it could mean a change in your career for good. Now the NYPD is making changes for those who seek help, including officers not having to surrender their shield. NBC 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Fifth NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide in Two Months
The department is urging employees to seek help if they need it. Drew Wilder reports.
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Illegal or Just Immoral? Film Explores Texting Suicide Case
Michelle Carter sent her suicidal boyfriend countless text messages encouraging him to follow through on his plan to take his own life until he actually did. Two years after Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a case that gripped the nation, the director of a new documentary wants viewers to decide for themselves whether her actions were criminal.
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4th Suspected Suicide This Month for New York City Police
A New York City police officer has died in a suspected suicide, the fourth such death in the department this month. Jonathan Dienst reports.