John Frank Carter

Suicide

Officer Fawcett responded to a complaint about a suspicious man with a gun. As Officer Fawcett went to the scene, Carter called dispatch and said he was going to kill himself. At the scene, Officer Fawcett saw Carter, armed with a gun. Officer Fawcett told Carter to drop the gun. Carter shot himself in the chest and collapsed. A suicide note was taped to Carter's other. It is not completely clear whether dispatch told Officer Fawcett that the suspicious man was suicidal.