care for those men and women who serve in uniform. the latest, officer kevin priest was found dead in his home after serving in the nypd for 24 years according to nbc news new york. he was most recently credited with saving a man's life when he had a heart attack at a manhattan dunkin' donuts in 2016. a recent study has detailed this troubling trend revealing that police officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. among police officers an estimated 129 officers died in the line of duty compared to 140 suicides in 2017. and among firefighters those estimates are 93 deaths in the line of duty versus 103 suicides. researchers say the high exposure to trauma and dangerous situations can lead to several forms of mental illness such as ptsd, and that could play a part in explaining why police officers and firefighters suffer from ptsd and depression at a