Missing homicide detective, 58, is found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after NYPD launch massive manhunt along the Brooklyn waterfront
- The New York Police Department have found missing homicide detective Joe Calabrese, 58, dead, who was last heard from at around 2am this morning
- Calabrese has reportedly died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Calabrese did not report to work and his car was spotted at around 3am near Plumb Beach, off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn
- Police were spotted by a photographer for DailyMail.com searching the area near the beach at around 4pm on Thursday
- Calabrese was assigned to the Brooklyn South homicide squad
- For confidential support in the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255
Missing homicide detective, Joe Calabrese, 58 (pictured), found dead on Thursday
A missing homicide detective has been found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after going missing early Thursday morning.
Joe Calabrese, 58, was last heard from at around 2am after leaving his wife at a hospital, where she was recovering from a minor procedure, the New York Post reported.
The first grade detective's vehicle was found one hour later, near the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn.
Calabrese's son, who serves in the NYPD, is assigned to the 67th Precinct, New York Daily News reported.
A photographer on the scene captured images of at least 100 people, both in uniform and plain clothes, searching the area immediately surrounding the water at the Plumb Beach rest area in Brooklyn.
A photographer on the scene on Thursday for DailyMail.com captured images of authorities searching the area immediately surrounding the water at the Plumb Beach rest area in Brooklyn
Calabrese was said to have been with his wife at Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park between roughly midnight and 2am.
Calabrese did not report to work and his black Cadillac sedan was spotted at around 3am near Plumb Beach, off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn.
A license plate reader captured Calabrese's license plate, appearing to place him driving eastbound near the Verrazano Bridge just after 2am, NBC reported.
'He didn’t report to work. He had not shown up. Nobody was able to get ahold of him,' a high-ranking police source said.
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Calabrese did not report to work and his car was spotted at around 3am near Plumb Beach, off the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn
At least 100 people, both in uniform and plain clothes, searching the area immediately surrounding the water at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn
People combed the beaches, the brush and searched in the water for Calabrese
Police dogs were called in to assist in a search for the detective.
'The dogs were tracking his scent and it ended at the water,' another high-ranking source within the NYPD said.
Dozens of police vehicles lined the roadway at the scene being searched for Calabrese.
Investigators combed the beaches and the brush as divers searched the waters nearby.
Some officers rode all-terrain vehicles through the parking lot, on their way to join the search effort.
Some officers rode all-terrain vehicles through the parking lot, on their way to join the search
Dozens of police vehicles are shown at the scene being searched for Calabrese
Divers searched the water Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, at the Plumb Beach rest area
Other authorities scoured Calabrese's car for evidence, with the doors and trunk wide open.
The massive search party continued throughout Thursday afternoon, as it had been over 14 hours since Calabrese was last heard from, before his body was found.
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The 37-year-veteran of the force resided very near where his car was located.
Calabrese, who joined the NYPD in 1982, was assigned to the Brooklyn South homicide squad.
He also served as a chairman for the board of trustees for the DEA.
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Officers are shown at the sight of the search area where Calabrese's car was found at 3am
