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Elder Suicide - Know the Warning Signs

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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Halloween Horror - Man Stabbed Inside Bronx Target

New Video of Stabbing Suspect Released 
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing inside a Target store in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing inside a Target store in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 9, 2024 


BRONX - Cops are looking for a man who turned a Bronx Target store into a House of Horrors on Halloween night when he stabbed a fellow customer, cops said. 


At around 8 pm on October 31, a 36-year-old shopper was inside a Target store in the Throggs Neck Shopping Center at 815 Hutchinson River Parkway. Cops said the shopper got into an argument with a another man who was dressed all in black. 



As the argument got heated, the man in black pulled out a knife and stabbed the shopper in the abdomen. 


EMS raced the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was treated and listed in stable condition.


 

The NYPD released surveillance video from inside the store. In the video the suspect is seen running out of the store at the time of the stabbing. 


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a black balaclava, black hoodie, black pants and black sneakers. It is unclear what led to the deadly confrontation. 


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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