I've heard that sucide by cop was growing,

but suicide by fighter plane?

Stolen plane from Canada escorted by US fighters
By ROBERT IMRIE – 36 minutes ago

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A man suspected of stealing a plane in Canada and flying erratically across three states was trying to commit suicide, hoping he would be shot down by military fighter planes, a state trooper said Tuesday.

Adam Dylan Leon, 31, was arrested at a convenience store in Ellsinore, Mo., shortly after landing the single-engine, four-seat Cessna on a rural Missouri road Monday night, ending a six-hour flight, police said...