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Husband Shoots Himself In The Head In Front Of His Wife's Grave

Husband Shoots Himself In The Head In Front Of His Wife's Grave

The incident took place in Queens.

James Dawson

James Dawson

An 83-year-old man has died after shooting himself in the head in front of his wife's grave at a cemetery in New York.

The incident took place at St. John's Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens on Friday, officials said.

Cemetery employees discovered the man lying next to his wife's grave.

Police said that he had a .22 caliber pistol at his side.

The man was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital Center in critical condition but later died.

The identity of the man has not been disclosed.

Cemetery workers said they were accustomed to seeing the man pay regular visits to the wife's grave.

"Many of the employees at the cemetery know the man because he visits his late wife's grave often," a spokesman for the Brooklyn/Queens Diocese, which runs the cemetery, said.

"We are saddened about what happened and are praying for him and his family."

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Topics: Husband, Death, Sad

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