Police: Man Commits Suicide in Kendall Courthouse Parking Lot
The man, who has not been identified, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to police
Sheriff’s police are investigating an apparent suicide after a man was found dead in the parking lot of the Kendall County Courthouse in Yorkville. Deputy Craig French said police responded to the parking lot at 1:46 p.m. after receiving a 911 call regarding a man with a gun. “When deputies arrived, they found a man on the ground who appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound to the head,” French said in a press release. Police said surveillance video from the courthouse showed the man standing with a shotgun just outside his car, which was parked on the far west side of the lot. French said the man put the shotgun to his head and fired a single shot. “The man was by himself at the time … he took his life,” the press release said. No one …
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Mark Wells
4:34 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
I am not saying the man was a criminal (as a few people have said). I suspected he may have been aggressively prosecuted for something relatively minor and indeed he was. It turns out the man was charged with 3 "crimes" about 2 years ago, all misdemeanors. I don't understand the charges, but it had to do with burying an animal on his property. Maybe his dog died or something. He also went through… more ›