The unnamed detective had recently been reassigned to the
66th Precinct in Borough Park, and shot himself in the head about 7:30 p.m.
Thursday outside of the precinct command
An NYPD sergeant shot himself to death Thursday night inside
a car parked in front of the 66th Precinct stationhouse in Borough Park,
Brooklyn, police sources said.
The sergeant, who was assigned to the precinct and set to
become a detective, stunned colleagues when he pulled the trigger at about 7:30
p.m., sources said. He fired at least one round into his head.
Police did not immediately release the cop’s name or provide
an account of what transpired.
Late Thursday, the tragic scene at the stationhouse was
punctuated by a gray SUV racing up and the driver screaming “That’s my boy!
That’s my boy, let me through!”
An officer lifted the tape roping off the scene and let the
man in with no questions asked.
Meanwhile, word of the high-visibility suicide of a brother
in blue spread quickly through the ranks.
“We’re all a little bit shell-shocked and saddened,” said a
high-ranking police source.
Another source said there was no indication that the
sergeant was suicidal.
