Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New York City, NY: Man Commits Suicide In Midtown Precinct Jail Cell

A man killed himself on Saturday inside a Midtown South Precinct jail cell while in police custody for a domestic violence arrest. Officers found 40-year-old Alexander Gonzalez hanging by his shirt at around 3:20 p.m. According to the Daily News and the Post, Gonzalez had turned himself in on charges that he had assaulted his wife. Gonzalez was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, but died a short time later.
At around 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, the NYPD responded to a domestic violence call in the Midtown apartment building Gonzalez lived in. A 33-year-old woman whose name hasn't been released told police that her husband assaulted her then fled. She was treated at a hospital for injuries then released.

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