NYPD rookie, 22, in critical condition after he 'shot himself in staff locker ... trends now
A New York City police officer reportedly shot himself in the locker room after less than a year on the job.
The male officer, 22, has been transferred to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx after allegedly suffering from self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside the locker room at the 47th Precinct around 11am on Tuesday.
He is in critical condition after the bullet hit his cheek, but he expected to live. A source told DailyMail.com that the bullet did not hit the officer's brain.
The source also said that police put the officer in the back of a cruiser and drove him to the hospital.
Nine law enforcement officers, eight men and one woman, have been lost to suicide so far this year across the country, according to data collected by Blue H.E.L.P. Last year, the total rose to a disturbing 154, up from 141 the year previous.
The officer, 22, allegedly shot himself inside the locker room at the 47th Precinct (pictured)
He is in critical condition after the bullet hit his cheek, but he expected to live. A source told DailyMail.com that the bullet did not hit the officer's brain
The NYPD has already seen two suicides within its rank this year. There have been nine suicides of law enforcement officers across the country so far this year
Mayor Eric Adams spoke about the incident at an unrelated press conference, saying: 'I communicated earlier with the police commissioner [Keechant Sewell] and our hearts and prayers are with his family.'
The NYPD has already seen two suicides within its rank this year. An officer jumped to his death from the LeFrak
