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More first responders dying of suicide, statistics show

By Isiah Carey, FOX 26 News
Published July 31
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HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Did you know more first responders die by suicide than in the line of duty each year? 

In 2018, at least 159 law enforcement officers took their own lives.

Texas tied California for the highest number of officer suicides, and so far this year, there have been 111 law enforcement suicides nationwide.

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