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Robert Newell

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Jan 22, 2015

Victim Details

Robert M. Newell

Male

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

2015-01-22

50

Robert

Newell

07/28/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 22, 2015, the life of Robert Newell, a 50-year-old White male, came to a tragic end inside the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in Lower Manhattan. A retired New York City Police Department officer, Newell was found in the basement locker room of the federal courthouse with a single gunshot wound to his head. His death, which occurred around 5:30 a.m., was immediately investigated as an apparent suicide. There were no reports of arrests or any suspects in r ...
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  • NY Daily News: Court officer fatally shoots self at NYC courthouse
  • Court officer shoots himself to death at Manhattan federal courthouse
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    Reading about Robert Newell's situation has been weighing heavy on my mind. It's hard not to feel fo... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the case of Robert M. Newell? I've been thinking a lot about how lone... ...Read More
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    I'm really feeling for Robert Newell's family—losing someone in such a tragic way is unimaginable.... ...Read More
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