Gun Suicide Deaths Rise in South Dakota

Gun suicide deaths rise in South Dakota

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South Dakotans Shoot Themselves in Record Numbers in 2024

Speaking of leaving, more South Dakotans are checking out permanently by gun: The number of South Dakotans who took their own lives with a firearm rose to 116 last year, and the proportion of South Dakota suicides involving a gun rose to 59%, according to the state Department of Health. The state’s gun-suicide rate rose to 12.6 per 100,000 people. All three numbers are the highest in recent years’ data for the state [Joshua Haiar, “Gun Suicide D…