Police found him dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound less than 24 hours later. However, because the older Veteran population is the largest, this group accounted for 58.1 percent of Veteran suicide deaths in 2016," the report says. Twenty," Republican Rep. Phil Roe, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, said during Thursday's hearing ahead of testimony from several suicide prevention experts. However, he did note that areas with less evidence "should not be ignored as a comprehensive view of veteran suicide prevention requires a thorough understanding of the environment where those events are occurring." According to Garrick, this VA employee asked to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation for speaking out.

Source: CNN September 29, 2018 12:00 UTC