A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer died by suicide Monday afternoon, the department said. Around 12:30 p.m., CMPD said they were investigating an officer-involved shooting on Steele Creek Road. The area is near the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. ALSO READ: 1 hurt in South End shooting, MEDIC says About an hour later, around 1:45 p.m., police […]
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At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria: Sources
At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out at various locations in Nigeria over the weekend, sources said Sunday. The first attack on Saturday was carried out by a woman, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, told journalists. “The first suicide […]
Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration in the northeastern town of Gwoza at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, […]
Tribes, States Get $10M for Veteran Suicide Prevention
The Office of Veteran’s Affairs announced today $10 million in new funding for states, territories, and tribal governments to prevent veteran suicide. According to a press release by the VA, the funds, along with technical assistance, will be managed through cooperative agreements to establish, coordinate and manage suicide mortality review committees to identify and characterize […]
Construction workers are dying from suicide at an alarming rate
In a swath of Arizona desert that will soon be home to a multibillion-dollar semiconductor plant, Justin Azbill stood before thousands of construction workers and told the story of the day he almost took his life. Pressure had been building on Azbill for months at his job as safety director for a large Boston construction […]
Suicide of IDF soldier leaves Israel on the brink
The first time Eliran Mizrahi was injured in Gaza, he refused to leave the battlefield. The reservist wanted to continue defending his country and the search for the missing hostages. When he was wounded a second time during his seven-month stint in heavy urban warfare, he was told by a doctor that he could not […]
Texas mom of 4 found hanging from dock in staged suicide: police
The death of a Texas mother of four who was found hanging from a dock last month is now being investigated as a homicide, police said this week. Investigators believe Giselle Tapia-Salazar, 30, was positioned to make it look like she had died by suicide, and police have now identified two persons of interest in […]
Lead Investigator in Karen Read Case Admits on Stand He Texted that He Wanted Her to Die by Suicide
Karen Read’s defense attorneys claim Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor helped to frame Read after the 2022 death of her police officer boyfriend John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Karen Read and John O’Keefe The lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case admitted on the stand that he texted about the woman he was […]
Ohio couple’s son, 17, got over 200 Instagram messages in 19-hour sextortion ‘nightmare’ that led to suicide
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Tamia and Tim Woods’ reality became a “nightmare” Nov. 19, 2022, when their 17-year-old, all-American son died by suicide after becoming the victim of a sextortion scheme on […]
Dothan business owner dies by suicide after sending harassing, anonymous, sexually explicit letters, DA says
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A Dothan businessman took his life last month after finding out his arrest was imminent on charges he allegedly sent sexually explicit letters to a woman, the Houston County District Attorney’s Office confirmed. Houston County Russ Goodman told WDHN that Sam Robinson, owner of Dixie Fence Company, died from a self-inflicted […]
Older men die by suicide at steep rates. Here’s how the VA is trying to change that
It was a Friday morning and George McCune had roused himself to make the 2.4-mile trip from his Northridge home to the Veterans Affairs campus in North Hills. The 77-year-old was greeted there that March day by the usual crew training for the Golden Age Games: There was Roger, 82, who had piled up medals […]
Family of inmate sues New Mexico jail after suicide
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The mother of a 26-year-old inmate is suing after she claims officials failed to prevent her son’s suicide in the Otero County Detention Center. After being booked into the detention center in mid-2023, Jacob Gutierrez showed signs of suicide and even told a visiting police officer that he had intentionally swallowed eight […]