By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police have determined the cause of death of an elderly man found unresponsive inside a vehicle behind Sunrise Mall on Thursday night to be suicide.
In a press release on Friday evening, authorities said police officers responded to 6041 Sunrise Mall to a report of an unresponsive individual inside of a parked vehicle.
Officers arrived on scene and located an adult male in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, deceased, with a
gunshot wound to the chest. The Sacramento Metro Fire Department also responded, and pronounced the male dead at the scene. Citrus Heights Police detectives and Crime Scene Investigators quickly responded to the scene and began investigating.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, the manner of death has been determined to be suicide. At this time, investigators believe this to be an isolated incident,” police said in the press release.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office, authorities said.
Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area prior to the incident or who has
information that may assist investigators is encouraged to contact the Citrus Heights Police Department
at 916-727-5865.
Anyone experiencing emotional distress or thoughts of suicide is encouraged to seek immediate
assistance by calling or texting 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, where trained counselors are available
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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