Homicide Suspect Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound: Stamford PD

STAMFORD, CT — A man who police say was a homicide suspect in Ramapo, N.Y., died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers approached him around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the downtown Stamford area, according to a news release from police.

At approximately 1:45 p.m., the Stamford Police Department was alerted that the suspect, whose identity is not being released pending the notification of family, was possibly in Stamford, police said.

Officers checked multiple locations and later focused their surveillance in the 300 block of Tresser Boulevard.

A man fitting the suspect's description was seen walking on Tresser Boulevard at approximately 3:55 p.m., and officers followed him and approached him on Canal Street at South State Street underneath the Metropolitan Transportation Authority train overpass, police said.

"As a patrol officer exited the vehicle, the suspect produced a firearm and put it to his head," police said. "Within seconds, the suspect fired one shot into his head and collapsed."

Officers immediately rendered emergency aid, and the man was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Stamford Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:16 p.m., police said.

The incident closed area roadways and the nearby ramps to and from I-95 for several hours, snarling traffic during rush hour. The area of Canal and North/South State Streets reopened around 7 p.m.

The death is being investigated by the Stamford Police Major Crimes Unit in conjunction with the Stamford State’s Attorney’s Office.