LITTLE EGG HARBOR – A 40-year-old resident shot himself after police were called to his home during a disturbance call.
Little Egg Harbor Township Police said they were called to the home on Friday, October 4 around 8 p.m. near Great Bay Boulevard.
When officers arrived on scene, they attempted to make contact with a subject who was still inside the residence. While officers were inside they heard one gun shot and maintained control of the area they had already secured.
Other officers set up a perimeter around the residence and evacuated neighbors.
It was later discovered that the resident of the home had died from a self inflicted gun shot wound.
[adrotate banner="278]The Tuckerton Borough Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, Ocean County Swat Team, Ocean County Prosecuters Office, and Great Bay Regional Ambulance Service assisted during the incident.
