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Robert Echeverria

Case from Queens, NY dated Aug 14, 2019

Victim Details

Robert Echeverria

Male

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

2019-08-14

56

Robert

Echeverria

07/26/2026

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In August of 2019, the Queens community of Laurelton was shaken by the death of Robert Echeverria, a 56-year-old male NYPD officer. A veteran of the force for 25 years, Echeverria was off-duty when he died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside his home. His wife discovered him and immediately called for help, but despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, he could not be saved. His death was the ninth suicide of an NYPD officer that year, bringing to light a troubling mental health crisis wit ...
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  • New York Post: Off-duty veteran NYPD cop commits suicide, ninth this year
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