DEPUTIES PREVENT SUICIDE
Buffalo, NY – Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia reports Deputies prevented a suicide while Deputies were enforcing a lawfully issued Warrant of Eviction.
On April 21, at approximately 10:00 a.m. Deputies Zlotek, Lincoln, and Retzlaff went to a residence in Lancaster to serve the warrant. After the landlord arrived, the Deputies entered the dwelling and discovered the tenant in the garage with an electrical cord wrapped around their neck.
Deputy Zlotek quickly intervened and cut the extension cord. The individual’s breathing was shallow, and the individual was in medical distress. Deputy Zlotek performed reduced level chest compressions to assist the person with breathing until EMS arrived.
The individual was transported to a local hospital.
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