NYPD sergeant fatally shoots himself inside car in Queens: sources

An NYPD sergeant fatally shot himself in the head inside his car in Queens on Monday evening, according to law enforcement sources.

The 44-year-old cop, who worked in Queens, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound around 7:20 p.m. on a residential block in Flushing, police and sources said.

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The self-inflicted gunshot happened Monday evening in Queens. Peter Gerber

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The 44-year-old man was found and pronounced dead after 7 p.m. Peter Gerber

Authorities have not released his identity pending family notification.

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More information about the apparent suicide was not immediately available as the investigation is ongoing.

The sergeant’s death comes a few months after off-duty NYPD officer Gregory Purvis shot and killed himself inside an Upper Manhattan apartment in August.

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