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Accepted: 22 October 2020

First Online: 28 October 2020

Compliance with Ethical Standards

: On behalf of all the authors, the corresponding authors state that there was no conflict of interest in this research. This research project was submitted to the Institutional Review Board at Wright State University but was not reviewed because a human subject is defined as a living individual according to section 45 CFR 46.102(f) of the Code of Federal Regulations. Additionally, all documents used in the data set are public record. Confidentiality agreements were signed by all researchers prior to the start of the research. Further, the names of the decedents were removed, and each case was assigned a case number during coding to preserve the anonymity of the deceased.

: There is no potential conflict of interest arising from this research. We would like to thank the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for providing this valuable data set, the late Dr. Betty Yung, who initiated this suicide research project, and the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology for providing support in completing this project.

: Hereby, we consciously assure that for the manuscript, Deconstructing witnessed suicide: A portrait of those who die by suicide in front of others, the following was fulfilled:1. This research project was submitted to the Institutional Review Board at Wright State University but was not reviewed because a human subject is defined as a living individual according to section 45 CFR 46.102(f) of the Code of Federal Regulations. Additionally, all documents used in the data set are public record. Confidentiality agreements with the Montgomery Coroner Office were signed by all researchers prior to the start of the research. Further, the names of the decedents were removed, and each case was assigned a case number during coding to preserve the anonymity of the deceased. Informed consent is not required for research determined to be exempt from IRB review.2. This material is the authors’ own original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere.3. The paper is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.4. The paper reflects the authors’ own research and analysis in a truthful and complete manner.5. The paper properly credits the meaningful contributions of co-authors and co-researchers.