A man died by apparent suicide Saturday at Fort Wayne International Airport.
Shortly after noon Fort Wayne Police responded to airport in reference to a possible suicidal subject inside a vehicle in the parking lot. Upon Officers arrival witnesses said they had seen a male sitting in the vehicle armed with a gun. The Emergency Services Team and Crisis Response Team members along with the Air Support Unit were all called to the scene.
Due to the location of the vehicle and the presence of a handgun the parking lots on the west side of the terminal and the main entrance were blocked off as a precaution as well as to protect the public coming to and from the airport.
Crisis Response Members made contact with the subject and began to talk to him in an effort to have him exit the vehicle as well as put the gun down. This communication lasted for close to two hours. The communication between the victim and the negotiator reached a point where the victim began to become more intent on ending his own life. At this time it was decided to introduce chemical agents into the vehicle as an attempt to stop this action from taking place. A short time later officers heard what sounded like a gun shot coming from inside the vehicle
The Emergency Services Team Members approached the vehicle and saw the subject suffering what appeared to a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Medical aid was rendered immediately by Emergency Services Team members until paramedics arrived. He was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead a short time after arrival.
The victim’s name and cause and manner of death will be released by the Allen County Coroner’s office. The incident remains under investigation.
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