{"id":42290,"date":"2018-03-28T16:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/28\/veteran-kills-himself-in-va-medical-center-waiting-room\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:50:21","slug":"veteran-kills-himself-in-va-medical-center-waiting-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/03\/28\/veteran-kills-himself-in-va-medical-center-waiting-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran kills himself in VA medical center waiting room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <span class=\"js-paste-start-1522251712675\">62-year-old <span class=\"js-paste-end-1522251712675\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2016\/07\/07\/new-va-study-finds-20-veterans-commit-suicide-each-day\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">veteran committed suicide<\/a> inside the John Cochran<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/07\/va-secretary-promises-more-leadership-changes-following-another-rebuke-from-investigators\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> VA Medical Center<\/a>\u2019s waiting room in St. Louis early Monday morning. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although authorities have not released the name of the victim, the hospital confirmed he was a veteran to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/crime-and-courts\/veteran-kills-self-in-john-cochran-va-medical-center-waiting\/article_98b297b8-1ed2-52f9-8301-dc49c23fe2ea.html\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/a>, which first reported the story.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are grieved to confirm that a Veteran was found deceased in our medical center early this morning,&#8221; spokeswoman Marcena C. Gunter said in an email to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. &#8220;Our deepest sympathies are with the Veteran\u2019s family and loved ones, our medical center staff and the members of the community affected by this tragic incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/02\/27\/embattled-va-secretary-insists-hes-in-charge-and-moving-past-controversies\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Shulkin_AGA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Embattled VA secretary insists he\u2019s in charge and moving past controversies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">David Shulkin moved to quell rumors of a power struggle at VA during a Tuesday appearance: &quot;I\u2019m the secretary. 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