Tag: suicide

Four Deaths in Richmond, BC, Believed to Be a Murder Suicide, Police Say

RICHMOND, B.C.—Homicide investigators say they believe the targeted shooting that left four people dead in a Richmond, B.C., home was a murder-suicide. The victims were all members of the same family and include a 71-year-old father, a 58-year-old mother, their 23-year-old son and a daughter, aged 21. Sgt. David Lee of the Integrated Homicide Investigation…


2 Years Into the Pandemic, How Much More Must Youth Suffer?

Commentary As we enter 2022, we approach the two-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s quite shocking for me; I was 16 at the start of this and I’m now old enough to be able to vote. Despite this gap of time having passed, it feels as though we haven’t progressed. A…


Helping Our Teens Amid a Rise in Suicide Attempts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported a startling statistic on teen suicide: Emergency room visits for attempted suicide among teenage girls were up 51.6 percent in 2021, as compared to 2019. So, what’s going on, and more to the point, what is going terribly wrong for our teenage girls? What’s creating…


Fighting Suicide Through Camaraderie and Combat Boots

Irreverent Warriors is an organization that was built from the ground up to address suicide. It does not use conventional methods but instead uses laughter, shared suffering, and familiarity to fight suicide. It works with those most vulnerable to suicide: the veteran population. The Irreverent Warriors mission is “to bring veterans together using humor and…


Former Boston College Student Charged Over Boyfriend’s Suicide Pleads Guilty

BOSTON—A former Boston College student pleaded guilty on Thursday to an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from what prosecutors said was her role in encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide through unrelenting verbal, physical, and psychological abuse. Inyoung You, 23, entered the plea in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston after reaching a plea deal with…


White House Announces Veteran Suicide Prevention Plan

The Biden administration has rolled out a new strategy meant to reduce suicides among veterans and active military personnel that includes a campaign on safe firearm storage. The White House announced Nov. 2 a coordinated effort between the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Justice, and Veterans Affairs to promote “lethal means…


Suicide Car Bomb Targeting Convoy in Somali Capital Kills at Least 8: Official

MOGADISHU—A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people in the Somali capital on Saturday at a street junction near the president’s palace, police said, and Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab said it was behind the attack which targeted a convoy going into the palace. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden Hassan told reporters at the scene of…


3 Children Killed in Croatia, Suspect Thought to Be Father

ZAGREB, Croatia—A 56-year-old man is suspected of killing three young children in Croatia’s capital Saturday, authorities said, while local media identified the man as the children’s father. The state prosecutor in Zagreb said the suspect, an Austrian citizen, was suspected of “grave murder… at the harm of three underage children.” Police said earlier that officers…


Maryland Judge Dies of Apparent Suicide Before He Could Be Arrested on Charges of Child Sexual Exploitation

A Maryland state judge died by apparent suicide on Sept. 10 shortly before he was set to be arrested at his home on federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child, officials said. Caroline County Circuit Judge Jonathan Newell, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:43 a.m. Friday morning, the Department of Justice said in a statement. FBI…


More and More Australians Are Seeking to Leave the Country

August saw the highest number of Australians apply to leave the country over the past year. According to figures from the Australian Border Force (ABF), 37,979 applications were received from individuals hoping to leave the country, with 14,900 of those looking to be overseas for three months or more. A large portion of the applications—12,347—were…