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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...

Silent Night Shooter Caught - Cops Say

Police say they arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting near the Bronx Zoo.


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 6, 2023 


BRONX - Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting near the Bronx Zoo hours after Christmas. 


Police arrested 19-year-old Yerson Arzu of 138th Street. He was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. 




Investigators said Arzu shot and killed 28-year-old Carlos Gonzalez of Intervale Avenue.


At around 4 am on December 26, police officers from the 48th Precinct responded to reports of shots fired. At the corner of Marmion Avenue and East Tremont Avenue they found Gonzalez lying in the street. 


EMS rushed the victim to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital but he was pronounced dead. 





No motive for the early morning shooting or the reason why the gunman shot the victim so many times is unknown at this time.  

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