New York: NYPD Officer Shoots Himself in Brooklyn and Dies, Report Says

October 31, 2013 Updated: July 18, 2015

A New York City police officer shot himself outside the 66 precinct in Brooklyn on Thursday night, it was reported.

The officer died from self-inflicted wounds, sources told blog Breaking911.com

The sources said that the dead cop was a detective, and was recently assigned to the precinct.

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