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Cyanide Suicide: Two Dead At 3030 Emmons Believed To Be Locked In Suicide Pact

Photo by Erica ShermanInvestigators believe the two people found dead in an Emmons Avenue apartment building [/breaking-possible-homicide-3030-emmons-avenue/] yesterday afternoon ended their own lives as part of a suicide pact. Cops responded to 3030 Emmons Avenue at approximately 12:44pm for a “wellness check” – a response to concerns from loved ones.

Police Get Additional Training To Handle Bridge Suicides

Source: jasoneppinke/FlickrFollowing another spate of suicides off of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge [/tag/suicides/]and other metro-area spans, the New York Police Department is training a larger batch of officers to safely get jumpers down – by persuasion or by force. The New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2014/07/

Man Killed After Jumping In Front Of Q Train In Brighton Beach

Source: dtanist/FlickrA man died early Friday morning after he jumped in front of a Q train in Brighton Beach, the Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/man-killed-jumps-front-q-train-article-1.1811213] . > The man, who police said was in his mid 40s, apparently threw himself in front of the

BREAKING: Person Dies After Plunge From East 18th Street Building

2044 East 18th Street (Source: Google Maps)The NYPD is currently on scene at 2044 East 18th Street off of Avenue T after a person fatally plunged from the building. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. A tipster tells Sheepshead Bites that fire trucks and ambulances were also

Sheepshead Resident Dmitriy Kanarikov Throws Three-Year-Old Son From Building Before Taking His Own Life

A father threw his toddler son off the roof of a 52-story Manhattan building on Sunday before also leaping. Both were pronounced dead on the scene. The father was a resident of Sheepshead Bay and had recently gone through a bitter divorce, according to the Associated Press [http://www.huffingtonpost.

Man Leaps Off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Survives Plunge, Dies Later

Source: Darney via FlickrA man survived a harrowing leap off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge but later died at Staten Island University Hospital from his injuries. The New York Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/man-jumps-nyc-bridge-lives-article-1.1464471] that responders found the man unconscious in the water but managed to

Friday Night Suicide Attempt Averted On Verrazano Bridge

Source: wallyg via FlickrNormally when “suicide” and “Verrazano Bridge” come across our alerts, the news is never good. This time there is something positive to report. According to SI Live [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/man_talked_out_of_suicide_in_v.html] , a man was

Body Of Verrazano Bridge Jumper Still Not Found

Source: Norbert Nagel via Wikimedia CommonsJust two days after the start of the new year, a man reportedly drove his car onto the Verrazano Bridge, got out and jumped [/man-jumps-from-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge/]. His body has not yet been recovered, though police have a lead on his possible identity. The car that was

Cops Respond To Call For Jumper At Nostrand Houses, Turns Out To Be Elevator Repairman

Nostrand Houses (Source: Wikipedia Commons)If you saw heavy police activity turn up near 2986 Avenue V at around 2:30 p.m. today, the answer is no, it wasn’t another violent incident in the Sheepshead-Nostrand Housing Projects [/tag/sheepshead-nostrand-houses+violence/]. It was just an elevator repairman. NYPD converged

Body Washes Up Days After Man Jumps From The Verrazano

Source: Michael LoCascio via Wikimedia CommonsPolice found a dead body floating in the water near Exit 3 off the Belt Parkway, five days after a man jumped from the Verrazano Bridge. He was found unresponsive. When the emergency services team arrived, he was declared dead. The man has not yet