Suicide

12-Year-Old New Bedford Boy Commits Suicide After Being Suspended

The Bristol County District Attorney says the death of a 12-year-old New Bedford boy is suicide by hanging.

2012/02/01

South Hadley Paid Parents Of Phoebe Prince $225,000

South Hadley and its school department paid the parents of Phoebe Prince a settlement of $225,000 to prevent them from suing.

2011/12/27

The FBI billboard went up Monday, Dec. 12.

Police: Bank Robber On FBI Wanted Billboard Kills Self In Standoff

A bank robber whose picture was on billboards around New England shot and killed himself Wednesday, authorities said.

2011/12/14

Justin Goodwin was beaten at a bar in Gloucester.

Family Of Hate Crime Victim Files Wrongful Death Suit

Justin Goodwin was beaten outside of a Gloucester bar, his attackers, yelling anti-gay slurs.

2011/11/10

Boston firefighters took this photo of the fire, 4 hours after it started. (Photo courtesy: Boston Fire Dept.)

Police: Failed Suicide Attempt Caused Roxbury Explosion, Fire

Police say a failed suicide attempt caused an explosion and 6-alarm fire early Monday that left more than a dozen people hurt and led to several dramatic rescues.

2011/10/17

An ambulance leaves Camp Good News off of Route 130 in Sandwich Wednesday. (Photo credit: David G. Curran/SatelliteNewsService.com)

Man Commits Suicide At The Camp Linked To Sen. Brown

A man committed suicide Wednesday at the camp linked to Sen. Scott Brown’s sexual abuse claim, as more people have now emerged alleging abuse at the camp.

2011/04/06

The bodies of two men were found in an apartment in Malden Wednesday.

Authorities: Malden Men Died In Murder-Suicide

Authorities have determined that the men whose bodies were found Wednesday in a Malden apartment were victims of a murder-suicide.

2011/03/03

A woman killed herself using cyanide at her home on Lake Shore Road in Brighton on Tuesday. (credit: Bernice Corpuz)

Cyanide Suicide Woman Warned Others In Note

The woman at the center of Tuesday’s cyanide scare killed herself with the poison, but did so while preventing serious injury to anyone else.

2011/03/02

In this Friday, April 15, 2005 file photo, Alireza Pahlavi is seen during Prince Rainier III's funeral procession, in Monaco. Pahlavi, son of the late shah of Iran, has been found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in Boston. Reza Pahlavi, Alireza's brother, announced the death on his website Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. (credit: AP/Lionel Cironneau, Pool, File)

Iranian Prince Found Dead In His Boston Home

The youngest son of the late shah of Iran was found dead Tuesday of an apparent suicide at his home in Boston, after he had “struggled for years to overcome his sorrow,” his brother said.

2011/01/04