Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young adults in Tennessee. Those statistics also hold true in Rutherford County.

There were two suicides reported in Murfreesboro over the extended Labor Day Weekend. On both cases, the male victims were under the age of 45. There were also multiple reports of attempted suicide reported in Murfreesboro over the past several days.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth and young adults in the Volunteer State. Statistics in Tennessee prove that annual deaths by suicide are about twice that of deaths by homicide. Read more details HERE.

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Crisis Line at (855) CRISIS-1 (274-7471) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and connects callers to their local provider for mental health and/or substance use crisis services.

Source:

MPD Incident Report #14-17137

You can also call the Suicide Prevention Network in Tennessee. Click Here for details.