TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texans came together in Tyler to spread awareness about suicide prevention and support at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness Walk.

Ryan Newcomb, executive director of the foundation's North and Central Texas chapter, said more than 1,000 East Texans took part in the walk.

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States, according to the foundation.