Incident

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6-05-2019 New York Corona (Queens) 1-0

Location

June 05, 2019

6890 Burns St
Corona (Queens), New York
Geolocation: 40.721, -73.8498

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy Chief Steven Silks
Age: 62
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Suicide^
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed

Notes

NYPD Officer shot self in head inside his car close to retirement

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown
Stolen: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/stacos/status/1136406751681495041

URL: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-officer-shot-queens-20190605-jm2gxhivazempgbfnww622j5dm-story.html

URL: https://breaking911.com/breaking-update-nypd-chief-kills-himself-just-days-before-retirement/

URL: https://nypost.com/2019/06/05/nypd-chief-fatally-shoots-self-a-month-before-mandatory-retirement/

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 16
State House District: 28