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An NYPD detective shot himself inside his car at 59th St. and 16th Ave. in Brooklyn.
An NYPD detective shot himself to death Thursday night inside a car parked in front of the 66th Precinct station house in Borough Park, Brooklyn, police sources said.
The detective, who was assigned to the 66th Precinct, pulled the trigger at about 7:30 p.m., firing at least one round into his head, the sources said.
Police did not immediately release the cop’s name, or provide an account of what transpired.
But word of the high-visibility suicide of a brother in blue spread quickly through the ranks.
“We’re all a little bit shell-shocked and saddened,” a high ranking police source told the Daily News.
Sources said the detective was transferred to the 66th Precinct from the 78th Precinct in Park Slope a few months ago. He shot himself inside his personal car, the sources said.
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The 66th Precinct station house is located on 16th Ave. in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
The 66th Precinct station house is located on 16th Ave., just up from 59th St. A source at the scene said the vehicle in which the detective ended his life was parked on the opposite side of 16th Ave. from the station. Afterward, the car was completely surrounded by official vehicles.
Cops set up roadblocks on all approaches to the police station, closing off the scene.
Efriam Baruch, 15, said he was on 59th St., around the corner from the police station, when he heard two gunshots.
“I was down the block and heard two funny noises, like firecrackers exploding. I ran over to see what happened and I see all of this action, cops running out of the precinct to a car. It looked like someone was in the car,” Baruch told The News.
“It looked to me like he was laying down in the front of the car, by the dashboard. It’s a sad situation.”
Police suicides at or outside of police commands are rare. But suicide among members of the force is a concern at the NYPD, which in the past has posted informational bulletins at Police Headquarters encouraging mentally distressed cops to seek counseling.
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