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Laredo police report 4 suicide deaths, 44 emergency detentions in January; committee urges better follow-up for families
Summary
Assistant Chief Ricardo Gonzales and Sergeant Edybert Gallegos presented January call and case counts to the City of Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee, highlighting four deaths and gaps in post-incident follow-up for families and child witnesses.
Assistant Chief Ricardo Gonzales told the City of Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee on Jan. 29 that Laredo Police Department data for January shows 14 attempted-suicide calls, 18 attempted-suicide reports, four deaths by suicide and 44 emergency detentions.
Sergeant Edybert Gallegos, supervisor of the department’s mental health evaluation outreach unit, gave the committee a case-by-case breakdown of several January incidents, including multiple gunshot deaths, a stabbing, and repeated responses to the same locations. Gallegos identified officers on his team and asked committee members to use his contact information for follow-up: Jacqueline Gallegos, Emerson Barbosa and Henri (last name not specified in the record).
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