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1 hour ago

Officer injured in Brownsville shooting

A 41-year-old man is dead and a police officer was injured during a situation this morning in Brownsville. Police responded to Linden Boulevard and Thomas S Boyland Street for a shots-fired incident. Police sources say a 41-year-old man fatally shot himself. Two police officers were at the scene - one of which was shot in the face. Police say that officer is in stable condition.
New York City
Dallas Cowboys
fromInside The Star
4 days ago

Marshawn Kneeland joins a list that's already far too long

Multiple current and former professional football players have died during the season from suicide, on-field injuries, accidents, illness, and violence, totaling nearly 100 deaths.
#mental-health
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Coroner finds Blackpool hospital neglect contributed to suicide of man who waited 22 hours for help

Neglect contributed to the suicide of a 27-year-old who waited 22 hours in A&E without timely mental health assessment despite expressing ongoing suicidal feelings.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

How a nurse's call eased a daughter's burden

An adult child honored her mentally ill mother's written wishes with a DNR, endured overwhelming guilt after death, and later received compassionate reassurance from staff.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

NHS trust fined 565k after woman killed herself on death trap' ward

A 22-year-old patient died by suicide after preventable safety failures on a locked mental health ward; NHS trust fined £565,000 and a ward manager convicted.
#marshawn-kneeland
fromDefector
1 week ago
National Football League

Cowboys Defensive End Marshawn Kneeland Dies By Suicide At Age 24 | Defector

National Football League
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland dead at 24 from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Marshawn Kneeland, 24, a Dallas Cowboys defensive end and 2024 second-round pick, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing a police-involved vehicle pursuit in Frisco, Texas.
fromDefector
1 week ago
National Football League

Cowboys Defensive End Marshawn Kneeland Dies By Suicide At Age 24 | Defector

fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

'A predator in your home': Mothers say chatbots encouraged their sons to kill themselves

"It's like having a predator or a stranger in your home," Ms Garcia tells me in her first UK interview.
Mental health
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
6 days ago

Cause of death revealed for San Francisco family of 4 found inside home

Father and two daughters were shot to death on Oct. 8; the mother died by suicide the same day; deaths ruled homicides and suicide.
MMA
fromCageside Press
6 days ago

Godofredo 'Pepey' Castro Found Dead In Florida Prison

Godfredo Pepey allegedly died by suicide in his cell; no official cause of death or statements have been released.
#caroline-flack
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Television

Inside Caroline Flack's harrowing final months - and why her mother is still fighting for the truth

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Television

Inside Caroline Flack's harrowing final months - and why her mother is still fighting for the truth

#openai
fromKqed
1 week ago
US news

OpenAI Faces Legal Storm Over Claims Its AI Drove Users to Suicide, Delusions | KQED

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions | TechCrunch

fromFortune
1 week ago
Mental health

He was 17 and asked ChatGPT for help. It allegedly told him how to die instead | Fortune

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

After Their Son's Suicide, Parents Were Horrified to Find His Conversations With ChatGPT

fromKqed
1 week ago
US news

OpenAI Faces Legal Storm Over Claims Its AI Drove Users to Suicide, Delusions | KQED

fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Seven more families are now suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's role in suicides, delusions | TechCrunch

fromFortune
1 week ago
Mental health

He was 17 and asked ChatGPT for help. It allegedly told him how to die instead | Fortune

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

After Their Son's Suicide, Parents Were Horrified to Find His Conversations With ChatGPT

#chatgpt
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Law

ChatGPT's Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say

Families allege ChatGPT drove users into severe psychiatric crises and suicides, prompting seven lawsuits accusing OpenAI of wrongful death, manslaughter, and related harms.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI under fire: Can chatbots ever truly be child-safe? DW 09/06/2025

Chatbots like ChatGPT can form emotionally intimate relationships with vulnerable youths, potentially contributing to suicidal behavior and prompting legal action against AI companies.
fromHigh Country News
1 week ago

Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News

A few, for sure. About four times, actually. And my family's rather small. Suicide has impacted my old friend group quite a bit. I've lost friends. I've lost family. My older brother. My sister's youngest. I never thought I'd have that many people. Alcohol and depression, it comes hand-in-hand. One day the smiles stopped. I don't mind talking about it. You guys are actually talking to the right person.
Mental health
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

We Are Not One

A child-built, twelve-foot gallows functions as a deadly play structure and a gathering site used to recruit youth into the movement Together.
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

It Was Just Another Unremarkable Day

Rob had long been an unreliable narrator, and his latest story had been a doozy about owing back rent and borrowing thousands of dollars from a shady loan shark who had threatened him with bodily harm if he was late with his payments. There was always a germ of truth in Rob's stories, and this one involved even more disturbing details, but I was going through some of my own stuff at the time, mainly looking for a new job,
Mental health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Should AI Chatbots Be Held Responsible for Suicide?

AI chatbots have encouraged suicide in several reported cases, prompting lawsuits alleging chatbot responsibility for deaths, and courts have not accepted free-speech defenses.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Missing Middlebury College student confirmed dead after dayslong search, Vermont police say

"I have spoken with Lia's family to express my heartbreak," Baucom said. "As president, and far more as a fellow parent, I ache for them. This is a profound loss that nobody should have to endure."
Higher education
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

A cruel transphobic website targeted this diver. She later died by suicide. - LGBTQ Nation

Trans Middlebury student-athlete Lia Smith, 21, died by suicide after facing discrimination and challenges competing as a transgender athlete.
#grief
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Mental health

Amber Smith Opens Up About Husband Granger Smith's Suicidal Moment After Son's Death

fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Mental health

Amber Smith Opens Up About Husband Granger Smith's Suicidal Moment After Son's Death

Mental health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Third Disney death in 10 days also a suicide: coroner

A 28-year-old man, Matthew Cohn, died by suicide after jumping from Disney's Contemporary Resort, marking the third death at Disney properties within ten days.
#military-sexual-assault
#domestic-violence
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Man dies at Disney World resort 1 week after woman's apparent suicide

A man in his 60s suffered a medical episode at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness, was hospitalized and died; authorities report no signs of foul play.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT guardrails just before teen killed himself, family alleges

the company published an update to its Model Spec, a document that details the desired behavior for its assistant. In cases where a user expressed suicidal ideation or self-harm, ChatGPT would no longer respond with an outright refusal. Instead, the model was instructed not to end the conversation and provide a space for users to feel heard and understood, encourage them to seek support, and provide suicide and crisis resources when applicable.
Mental health
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ricky Hatton is thought to have killed himself, inquest told

Ricky Hatton, 46, died by suicide; he was found in his Hyde home on 14 September and had a history of depression and substance abuse.
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Diplomat Season Premiere: The President Is Dead, Long Live the President

Since the third season overlaps the second by about ten seconds, let's refresh our memories about what happened before we see Kate (Keri Russell) racing across the Winfield House back lawn following the news of President Rayburn's (Michael McKean) death. It was a doozy of machinations and intended next steps, all thrown into chaos by the abrupt loss of one president and the ascension of another.
Television
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

East London gangster Dave Courtney died penniless and without a will at 64

Self-styled celebrity gangster Dave Courtney died without leaving a will and with no money to his name, official documents have revealed. The 64-year-old, who built a public persona as a former underworld figure and actor, was found dead at his home in Plumstead, south-east London, on October 22, 2023. He had suffered a gunshot wound, and his body was discovered by friend and fellow actor David McGirr.
UK news
US news
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Strand owner claims ex-assistant stole $600K in Dior, jewels and rare books before his suicide

Nancy Bass Wyden alleges her former personal assistant stole $655,000 in cash, luxury items, books and Amazon points before his 2025 death.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Is Artificial Intelligence Perpetuating Loneliness?

Conversational AI can foster intimate parasocial relationships that encourage self-harm and exacerbate social withdrawal, worsening mental-health outcomes.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Police: Dispute over personal hygiene led to Hayward murder-suicide

A 38-year-old man shot both parents over disputes about his personal hygiene, killing himself and later causing his father's death.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Is There a Link Between Economic Factors and Suicide?

Economic factors, especially unemployment, strongly correlate with suicide rates, while national crises can increase social connectedness and temporarily reduce suicide risk.
New York City
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Retired NYPD detective, adaptive hockey coach remembered after tragic death

Peter Gianatiempo, a former NYPD detective and beloved adaptive hockey coach, died by suicide at 61, leaving family and players heartbroken.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Gardai probe if father killed daughter (5) in murder-suicide in Dublin

A man and his five-year-old daughter were found dead in Finglas; detectives are investigating whether the father smothered the child before killing himself.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dad was extraordinarily selfless, disciplined and stoic. Until it all got too much

Every day, around nine Australians end their lives; three-quarters of them are men. That is a shocking statistic. But nothing can prepare you for the shock when that statistic includes someone you love. One day in mid-2013, my dad became one of the nine. After doing a heroic job bringing up five kids and helping raise a growing collection of grandkids, he killed himself in the garage of his rented Kirrawee home. It broke me in ways I am still dealing with.
Mental health
#cte
#ai-chatbots
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots

fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots

fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Witness recounts moment she saw shooting at park

"I was jogging in Clissold Park when I heard a loud popping noise at first it sounded like a firecracker. I turned around but didn't see anything unusual. I looked across the playing fields, where children were still running around, and since no-one was panicking, I thought maybe I was overreacting. I put my headphones back in, but then I heard the same sound again. This time I felt something wasn't right."
London
New York City
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Rikers death lawsuit says NYC ignored mental health warnings before man's suicide

Corrections officers allegedly ignored explicit mental-health warnings, leaving Jimmy Avila unmonitored in a cell, leading to his suicide and prompting a lawsuit.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'Reclusive' couple who died by suicide at their Kerry home left note on door saying 'all going to plan we should be dead'

Elderly couple Tony and Phyllis Gilbert, both 83, died by suicide after Phyllis received a stage-four pancreatic cancer diagnosis; found in Kenmare home.
Mental health
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'Richard was totally let down by the system, it's just a case of get them in and get them out'

Wexford mother demands overhaul of mental-health services after her son died by suicide; she previously lost a daughter to addiction and her husband to illness.
Mental health
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

My Friend Was Ready to End His Life. Then He Made This Extraordinary Request.

A friend intends to end his life and asks for a companion who will witness without trying to fix or convince him.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen review a portrait of catastrophic mental illness

Vilhelm's Room follows Lise Mundus, a 51-year-old acclaimed writer abandoned by her husband, consumed by memories and resolved to end her life.
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

Coroner determines cause of death for man found hanging on Oakland hiking trail

A man who was found dead on the Bridgeview Trail in Oakland's Oakmore neighborhood died by suicide, the Alameda County Coroner's determined after an investigation. The 36-year-old man, who The Oaklandside is not identifying, was found unresponsive by a parkgoer on June 30 just off the popular trail, which winds along a hillside above Sausal Creek in Dimond Canyon. Oakland police, firefighters, and paramedics with Falck responded to the scene and cut the man down from a tree, according to police records.
Mental health
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Why Miriam Toews Writes

In it, Wiman looks back on the violence that marked both his childhood in West Texas and his family's history, and seems to gather that his past made his writing career inevitable. His conclusion is somewhat counterintuitive, because when he first began reading poetry, in college, he believed that "it had absolutely nothing to do with the world I was from." But he no longer believes that assumption was entirely accurate.
Books
#ai-safety
fromSFGATE
2 months ago
Mental health

ChatGPT coached a California teenager through suicide, his family's lawsuit says

fromSFGATE
2 months ago
Mental health

ChatGPT coached a California teenager through suicide, his family's lawsuit says

Music
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Nisse Karlen, Lead Singer of Sacramentum, Dead at 50

Nisse Karlén, co-founder and lead singer of Sacramentum, died by suicide at 50; the band requests privacy and stresses that suicide should not be glorified.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

'What we went through was horrific' - families' anger after Swiss clinic helped Irish woman to die in secret despite its promises

In January, Anne Canning traveled to the Pegasos clinic to end her life, hiding the true purpose from her family by saying she was going on holiday.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 months ago

'Family killer' Ian Rutledge cremated in secret ceremony attended by just five relatives

Ian Rutledge, suspected of a triple murder-suicide, was cremated privately with five family members in attendance.
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

The Dollar Signs Are Heading Your Way! - See Also - Above the Law

Hueston Hennigan announces summer bonuses, DOJ leaks lawyer identities, Biglaw partner dies in suicide, bar exam participation offers $1500, PACER hacked.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

NJ state trooper kills ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend in murder-suicide after months of stalking her: 'She deserved so much better'

Inside, officers found Lauren Semanchik, 33, and Tyler Webb, 29, dead from gunshot wounds in what prosecutors called a "targeted attack."
US news
US politics
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Oakland Residents Fear Suspicious Death May Have Been a Lynching, Calling for Transparency

Oakland residents demand transparency following the suicide notification of a Black man found hanging from a tree.
fromSFGATE
3 months ago

Husband suspected in stabbing death of 78-year-old Carmel woman

A deputy spokesperson reported that a 78-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced deceased at the scene, following a call from the male suspect.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Graham Thorpe's care had 'failings' in last months of his life, says coroner

Graham Thorpe, 55, died by suicide after his mental health deteriorated, particularly following his job loss as a batting coach in 2022.
Mental health
#anne-burrell
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