Man shot, killed himself near road in Port St. Lucie

Lamaur Stancil , Lamaur Stancil | Treasure Coast Newspapers

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PORT ST. LUCIE — A man shot and killed himself near the wooded area along Southwest Tulip Boulevard near Southwest Paar Drive, police said.

About 1:20 p.m., someone driving along Tulip called 911 after noticing the man's body from the road, police said. Officers arrived and found the man dead and concluded it was by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police spokesman Sgt. Frank Sabol said.

The man was identified as 43-year-old Paul Watrous, Sabol said. A gun was found next to his body.

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