The detective, whose name was not released, was “an active member of the service,” Sgt. Lee Jones told CNN.
Monday’s suicide comes after a somber 2019 for the nation’s largest force.
“Am I scared? I’ve got to be honest with you. Yeah, I am,” O’Neill, who retired recently to take a job in the private sector, told CNN last August. “Maybe there’s somebody out there right now that’s in crisis or approaching crisis and just unable or unwilling to come forward.”
“We have to do everything that we can to ensure that that number is zero,” Shea said when he was named commissioner in November. “We have a robust program in effect already.”
In a tweet Monday, Shea wrote: “Today, we tragically lost another member of the NYPD family. PLEASE—If you or ANYONE you know is Going through something, help is available.”
Source : CNN