The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Suicides and Suicide Attempts”
The Dazzling Life and Shocking Death of Cheslie Kryst
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
A beauty queen, an attorney, a TV star whose suicide was a reminder of a troubling uptick in mental health struggles among women and in the Black community. Source: New York Times
Ricardo Cruciani, Who Sexually Assaulted Patients, Found Dead at Rikers
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani was found with a sheet around his neck in a shower weeks after his conviction. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Killing Worker Over Duck Sauce Found Dead, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
Authorities were checking on the man, Glenn Hirsch, after he failed to appear in court, according to his lawyer, who said his client appeared to have shot himself. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Defend Decision to Place R. Kelly on Suicide Watch
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
The singer, who was given a 30-year sentence last week for sex trafficking and racketeering, is challenging the decision by jail authorities. Source: New York Times
How a New York County Used the State’s ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns
By Gotham Rex on June 5, 2022
Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate. Source: New York Times
What New Documents Reveal About Jeffrey Epstein's Final Days
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Newly released records show the disgraced financier living a mundane existence in jail before his suicide, while also spinning deceptions until the very end. Source: New York Times
Fourth Suicide at the Vessel Leads to Calls for Higher Barriers
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2021
A teenager killed himself Thursday afternoon at the tourist attraction, located in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards. Source: New York Times
‘Disorder and Chaos’ in N.Y.C. Jails as Pandemic Recedes
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Six incarcerated people have died, a man accused of murder was accidentally released and a captain was charged with criminally negligent homicide, while the future of Rikers Island remains unclear. Source: New York Times
The Vessel at Hudson Yards Will Reopen With Changes
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
Visitors to the structure, located in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards complex, will no longer be able to enter alone, but its protective barriers will not be raised. Source: New York Times
Jail Guards Charged in Epstein Suicide Could Avoid Prosecution
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
Two jail guards accused of browsing the internet and napping while Jeffrey Epstein killed himself reached a deal with prosecutors. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Kills Woman and Her Two Daughters, Then Himself
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
A 9-year-old girl returning home from a birthday celebration found her mother and two sisters had been murdered, the police said. Source: New York Times
31 Guards Suspended at a Women’s Prison Plagued by Sexual Violence
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
Inmates reported being beaten while handcuffed at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey, the state’s only prison for women. Source: New York Times
He Brought Moynihan Train Hall to Life, but Didn’t Live to See It
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2021
Many credit Michael Evans with turning the vision for the hall at Penn Station into a reality. Before it opened, he took his own life. Source: New York Times
150-Foot Vessel Sculpture at Hudson Yards Closes After 3rd Suicide
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2021
It was unclear when the structure, the huge Manhattan development’s centerpiece, would reopen. Source: New York Times