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Quiet Acknowledgment is Powerful: Rethinking Suicide Prevention for Older Adults By Dr. Tyshawn J. Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Montefiore-Einstein Psychiatry Associates  Bronx Voice  August 21, 2025 NEW YORK - Despite continued awareness and prevention efforts, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the U.S. Many conversations about suicide risk focus on youth and middle-aged populations, while older adults tend to go unnoticed - but they are an important group to consider.  Sadly, death by suicide is highest for men older than 75 years . Older adults can face many factors that increase their risk for suicidal thoughts and actions including: feelings of loneliness, social isolation, grief, family discord, new cognitive and physical deficits, financial strain, and institutionalization.  Recently, I had a conversation with a close family member who shared feelings of anxiety and a fear of losin...
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Cops Looking for Car in Bronx Shooting



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 28, 2022


BRONX - Police released the license plate number and a photo of the car suspected to be used in a fatal shooting in Wakefield. 


At around 8:41 pm on November 24, police responded to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of Bronxwood Avenue and East 233rd Street. Cops found 23-year-old Elijah Dukuray lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was later pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center. 


Police released surveillance video of a car driving away from the crime scene. The license plate is K14NUZ. 





Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential. 

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