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The number of NYPD officer suicides this year rises to 10

By Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, CNN

Updated 1136 GMT (1936 HKT) October 16, 2019

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(CNN)An off-duty New York Police Department sergeant has died by suicide, becoming the 10th NYPD member to do so this year, an NYPD representative said Wednesday.

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The sergeant, found in his residence, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the representative said.
No other details about the sergeant were released.
To get help

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

There is also a crisis text line. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454.

Of the 10 NYPD officer suicides in 2019, eight have happened since June. The cluster rattled the department, with leaders trying to come up with a way to tell the rank and file that it's OK to ask for help.
Over the past five years, the NYPD has averaged between four and five suicides a year, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said in June at a news conference called after the department surpassed its average.