Johnny Rios

Death by Force

Johnny Rios, a 35-year-old NYPD officer, tragically died on August 13, 2019, in his Yonkers home. His death was ruled a suicide, as he shot himself in the head around 3:30 a.m. Rios left a note before taking his own life, and his girlfriend was present in the home at the time. This incident marked him as the eighth NYPD officer to die by suicide in 2019, a year that saw a troubling spike in such cases within the department. Rios had recently been assigned to a temporary detail at Yankee Stadium ...Read More

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