MAY 18 2012
RIVIERA BEACH, FL According to the Palm Beach County medical examiner, the death of a security guard last night in Riviera Beach was caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Max Desir, 22, was found dead in a vehicle inside the Loggerhead Club Marina parking garage at 11:41 p.m., according to Riviera Beach Police spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown.
The Loggerhead Club Marina at 2620 Avenue A sits on the west side of Intracoastal Waterway at the foot of the bridge to Singer Island.
This is the third security officer who has committed suicide on duty in the past 10 days.
Bruce Wallace, a Kansas security officer was found dead of a self inflicted gunshot on Sunday and an unidentified security officer killed himself on a client’s property on Thursday.
Suicides of security officers on duty have been rising over the past five years and this year has already surpassed last year’s high.
Article from Private Officer International