CLINTON COUNTY, MO — A life taken unexpectedly is a tragedy for any family. But when a death is attributed to suicide, the pain a community feels ripples under the surface to our very core. In a short 24-hour period, two suicides were reported in the area, including a 36-year old male near Gower on County Line Road, and man in his 20s in the city of Lathrop. This follows the tragic death of three family members in a double homicide-suicide in rural Clinton County in mid-December, and a young Plattsburg High School student earlier in December. According to the American Association of Suicidology, one person in the United States takes his or her life every 13.7 minutes. It is the 10th ranking cause of death in the U.S., and the 3rd among the young. White males comprise of 72% of all suicides that were recorded in 2010. For every person who dies from suicide, statistics show that at least six other people are intimately affected.
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