On-duty NYPD officer commits suicide
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Police prepare to hang black bunting outside the 215th Street entrance at the 111th Precinct in Bayside, Queens. A 28-year-old police officer shot and killed himself in the confines of the 111th Precinct. (Jan. 20, 2012)
The NYPD says a police officer committed suicide while on duty in Queens.
Police spokesman Paul Browne said in a statement that the 28-year-old officer died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He said the officer was taken to Long Island Jewish Hospital where he was pronounced dead Thursday night.
The officer's name was withheld pending family notification.
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