An incident in East Donegal Township Thursday afternoon ended in a suicide, according to a Susquehanna Regional police news release.

The incident began at around 12:55 p.m. Thursday when a caller reported a suicidal person on the first block of Railroad Avenue in East Donegal Township. Susquehanna Regional police said the caller saw a note inside the home and that the man was threatening suicide by gun.

Police entered the home to find the man locked inside of a bedroom. Officers attempted to contact the man but he did not respond.



The man fired a shot in the direction of the officers when they broke the bedroom door to attempt to help the man. After brief contact with the man, officers heard a second shot.