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Too much to bear: Asylum seeker commits suicide in New York City shelter

By Dean Moses, Amanda Moses, Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on September 19, 2022
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A female asylum seeker killed herself inside a New York City shelter on Sept. 18, the mayor’s office confirmed Monday.

The woman took her own life inside a shelter amid what is swiftly becoming an overwhelming humanitarian crisis that the city is struggling to handle. While the exact details surrounding the death or the individual involved has yet to be released, Mayor Eric Adams is calling the loss of life a tragedy.

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