Steven W. Core

Suicide

Steven W. Core reportedly committed suicide during an eight-hour standoff. Deputies had responded to a report of a possibly suicidal person with a revolver and located Core just before 3 p.m. at Maxwell State Fishing Lake. The area was secured and multiple officers from various agencies arrived. Officers tried contact Core, but were mostly unsuccessful. According to reports, a gunshot was heard from inside Core's other shortly after 11 p.m. Core died at the scene.