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Man Commits Suicide In Midtown Precinct Jail Cell
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jan 2, 2012
Modified Jan 2, 2012
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jan 2, 2012
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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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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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