MA Cop's Walk For Suicide Awareness Comes Through Foxborough

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Doug Kingsley, the Massachusetts cop walking across the state to raise awareness for first responder suicide, made a stop in Foxborough on Tuesday.

Kingsley's 219-mile journey ends at the Chatham lighthouse later this month, but he stopped by the Foxborough Public Safety building on Tuesday to meet with police officers, some of whom joined him for part of the walk.

"We had some Foxborough Police officers that were able to walk with Doug through the area to help support him through his mission," the department said.

"Continue the great work for a great cause, Officer Kingsley! It was our honor to support you in some small way along your journey," officials added.

Kingsley, a police officer in Sherborn, started in Egremont on Oct. 12, with his mission to meet with first responders and others who care about his cause along the way.

As Kingsley explains it, suicide has hit his life directly on two occasions. In 2019, while with the Army National Guard, Kingsley said he "lost one of my soldiers" to suicide. In 2021, he lost a friend from the police academy to suicide.

"Since these events, I have seen the necessity to raise awareness for police and military suicide prevention," he said.

To read more about his journey, and to see his tentative route schedule, click here: MA Cop To Walk Across State For Suicide Awareness