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July 2, 2015: Suicide in Live Oak Near Sunny Cove

(07:34) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Live Oak Wednesday afternoon. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of 16th Avenue and Geoffroy Drive shortly after 2 p.m. following a report of a suicidal subject. A 53-year-old man was found sitting in a pickup truck with a handgun. Law enforcement alerted surrounding residents and asked them to stay indoors while they negotiated with the subject. A shot was then fired inside the pickup. The man was pronounced dead shortly before 4 p.m. (S.G.)

 

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