Feb 18, 2008 3:16 pm US/Eastern
Off-Duty NYPD Cop Found Dead; Suicide Suspected
NEW YORK (AP) ―
An off-duty New York City police officer has been found dead in a park, and police suspect he shot himself with his own gun.
New York City police aren't releasing the officer's name, but said the 21-year-old man had been with the 115th precinct in Queens for just a few months.
His body was found at about 8 a.m. Monday in Poppenhusen Park in the College Point section of Queens.
Police suspect the officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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