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VA patient died by suicide at top of hospital’s garage in Syracuse
    Updated: Jan. 31, 2025, 3:33 p.m.|Published: Jan. 31, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
By Greta Stuckey and Mark Weiner
Syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — A patient at Syracuse VA Medical Center died by an apparent suicide outside the top of the hospital’s parking garage Monday.

Witnesses said the person was wrapped in a body-length transgender pride flag.

The transgender veteran hanged themselves by jumping from the garage, according to a notification the VA gave government officials. The veteran had been discharged from the VA’s inpatient psychiatry unit on Jan. 21, according to the notification. ...
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Good news is he/she didn't see the need to kill others before checking out.
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Good news is he/she didn't see the need to kill others before checking out.
Yes, that's a good thing.
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It is a sad thing that anyone could be that tormented without getting real help instead of their doctors cashing in on perpetuating their delusions.
Another indictment of the medical industry, imho.
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How did they miss blaming the suicide on Trump?