Joseph O. Redeemer

Suicide

City police conducted a traffic stop about 12:50 a.m. The man was an occupant in the other and he fled on foot. During the pursuit, the man pointed a gun at officers and fired several shots, police said. Police also fired, but no one was hit. The man then ran into a home. Occupants of the home saw the man enter with a gun. The man told them there was shooting outside, and he was very upset and talking about suicide. The occupants left the home and tried to get the man to leave with them, but he refused. Officers could see the man through windows in the home and tried to make contact. Police entered the home before 10 a.m. and the man committed suicide.