Man Shoots Himself Prior To Questioning About Missing Woman

UPDATED: 7:40 a.m. May 3

David Roe had a gun and alcohol in his vehicle at Eden Prairie City Center when he showed up May 2 to talk to police about missing person Mandy Matula, according to police audio.

Roe, 24, of Victoria, put a white piece of paper up to the window before taking the handgun into his right hand, according to an audio recording by Police Clips. Officers were called to the scene with their rifles.

Roe then gripped the gun with both hands before putting it up to his chin. He then shot the gun. 

A press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Eden Prairie City Center to update the media on any new developments. Roe's condition is not currently known. 

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UPDATED: 8:52 p.m. May 2

In the investigation related to missing Eden Prairie resident Mandy Matula, Eden Prairie Police have completed a search of the Miller Park area just after 8 p.m. No new details are available at this time. 

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UPDATED: 6:37 p.m. May 2

The Eden Prairie Police Department learned Mandy Marie Matula was missing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, according to a city news release. Her family said she did not go to work and they last saw her at 11 p.m. on May 1.

The news release said someone saw Matula and David Marshall Roe in Miller Park at around 1:30 a.m. May 2. Officials are currently searching the park on foot.

"Matula and Roe were believed to be traveling in a 2013 black Ford Escape with Minnesota license plate number 802-KNA when they were last seen," according to the news release.

Anyone with information on Matula's whereabouts should call 952-949-6200.

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UPDATED: 5:23 p.m. May 2

A man police wanted to talk to about a missing Eden Prairie woman shot himself in the head Thursday afternoon before police could talk to him, Police Lt. Bill Wyffels said. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the woman.

Mandy Matula, 24, of Eden Prairie, was reported missing after she failed to show up to work Thursday. The last time police can confirm that she was seen was at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, when she was with her family. 

Police also have an unconfirmed sighting of Matula at 1:30 a.m. Thursday. She was reportedly with 24-year-old David Marshall Roe, of Victoria, in Miller Park at the time.

Roe was "a known associate" of Matula’s. The character of their relationship is not known.

Officers asked to speak to him, and he agreed to come in. However, he shot himself in the head with a handgun just after he arrived at Eden Prairie City Center and parked in the parking lot. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. His current status is not known.

Anyone with information on Matula's whereabouts is asked to call 952-949-6200. 

See photos of Matula, Roe and the vehicle to the right of this article. Click the video to watch Police Lt. Bill Wyffels address the media Thursday afternoon.

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