Virginia Naval Center Sees 4 Apparent Sailor Suicides in a Month

Virginia Naval Center Sees 4 Apparent Sailor Suicides in a Month
The USNS Comfort is docked at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on March 28, 2020. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Four sailors assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, have died in suspected suicide deaths within a month. Local and naval authorities are investigating the incident.

The deaths occurred between Oct. 29 and Nov. 26, with the four sailors dying separately. “The circumstances surrounding these separate incidents are currently under investigation by local police departments and the U.S. Navy,” said Lt. Cmdr. Rochelle Rieger, a public affairs officer with MARMC, according to The Hill.