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Laredo committee reviews spike in suicide-related calls and recent deaths, including juvenile gunshot incident
Summary
At an April 28 Suicide Prevention Committee meeting, law enforcement and public-health presenters reported dozens of suicide-related calls since January, described a recent juvenile death involving a self-inflicted gunshot wound under investigation, and noted other recent fatalities and emergency detentions.
Good evening: Laredo police and committee members reported that from Jan. 1 through May 27 the city logged 47 attempted-suicide calls and 90 attempted-suicide reports during an April 28 Suicide Prevention Committee meeting.
That count came as presenters reviewed recent fatalities and emergency-detention activity tied to suicidal behavior. A juvenile who suffered a gunshot wound inside the mouth on May 11 was transported to a local hospital and later declared deceased, according to a law-enforcement summary presented at the meeting. Investigators interviewed multiple…
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