On-duty NYPD police officer commits suicide after arguing with his girlfriend on the phone

An on-duty New York City police officer committed suicide Thursday night by shooting himself in the face on a Queens street after arguing with his girlfriend on the phone, police sources said.

Neighbors saw the unnamed officer lying in the street after hearing a single shot in front of 85-22 211th St. in Hollis Hills around 10:40 p.m.

The officer 28, was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center where he died, according to police.

The cop was responding with his partner to a call about a series of car break-ins at the scene when the officer ended his life, a source said.

“He got out of his [patrol] car and he’s on the phone with somebody,” a police source said. “He puts the gun in his mouth and fires.”

“He was lying [on the street] bleeding,” neighbor Gerry Namti, 44, said of the uniformed cop.

“He was on his stomach,” said another neighbor who declined to be named. “They put him in the back of a [police] car because there wasn’t an ambulance.”

“They sped off and there was another [police car] following it,” she said.”

Namti said the cop’s partner was frantically calling for help over his police radio.

“I heard one shot - it was really loud,” the woman resident said. “Within the next few minutes, all I saw was flashing lights and police cars came speeding through.”

The block was cordoned off while dozens of investigators scoured the scene, neighbors said.

“It’s such a beautiful block,” one resident said. “It’s probably the prettiest block in Hollis Hills. This is the first time in 20 years I’ve ever seen something like this happen. It’s awful.”