An incident Friday afternoon in Apopka started with a call for medical assistance and ended with one person dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the police department. The Apopka Police Department’s communications center received a 911 call about 4 p.m. regarding a medical episode in an apartment at the Oasis at Wekiva […]
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St. Augustine Marine’s death ruled self-inflicted; deputies had opened fire
The cause of death for the suicidal man who died in the June 7 confrontation with St. Johns County deputies who opened fire has been ruled self-inflicted, according to the Sheriff’s Office citing the medical examiner’s report. John David Herron, 65, of St. Augustine was a retired U.S. Marine who ran a landscaping business and […]
Richmond Hill man shoots wife three times; dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
On Friday night, a Richmond Hill man shot his wife three times, before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a press release issued by Bryan County Sheriff Mark D. Crowe on Facebook. At around 9:15 p.m. on June 7, Bryan County 911 received a call in reference to a domestic dispute in progress […]
Passenger dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound, driver sought after Sheboygan County pursuit
HERMAN — A 25-year-old man has died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was the passenger in a vehicle that led Sheboygan County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit Saturday night. The man was suspected of firing a gun at deputies during the incident. No deputies were hurt and the man’s name was not […]
Senators demand DOD answers on troops’ self-inflicted brain injuries
A trio of senators want the Defense Department to speed up monitoring military brain injuries caused by concussive blasts from service members’ own weapons and outline efforts to protect the force from future trauma. In a Jan. 18 letter sent to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the group — Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, […]
Russia claims four injured from self-inflicted missile strike on village of Petropavlovka
Four people were injured in the village of Petropavlovka in Russia when it was hit by a missile launched by Russian forces during a massive attack on Ukraine overnight on Jan. 1-2, Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusev said on Telegram on Jan. 3. There were no reported fatalities from the missiles impact, Gusev said. After […]