An NYPD officer has taken his own life Tuesday after jumping from the roof of a Flushing, Queens building at around 12:30 p.m.
Steven Hernandez, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. The six-year veteran of the force had reportedly just left a department psychiatrist appointment when he committed suicide.
Hernandez was a father of two children and was recently placed on restricted duty with his service weapons taken away from him.
In one of his most alarming social media posts, Hernandez wrote on November 10, 2022:
“Please help me. Please love me. Please care for me. Please listen to me. PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ME. PLEASE SPEND TIME ON ME!”
Concerned friends replied to the post, urging Hernandez to contact them if he needed to talk and to stay strong.
Hernandez also referred in his social media posts to “racing thoughts” and insisted that cops were “dads” and “humans.”
“Our NYPD family mourns the tragic death of a member of the service,” Commissioner Keechant Sewell said. “Our thought & prayers are with the member's family & friends. You are never alone, help is always available.”
