Deputies help man after attempted suicide on Pulver Road

MANSFIELD - Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Office Monday helped a 56-year-old Ontario man after he attempted to commit suicide Monday by shooting himself in the chest, according to a sheriff's report.

Around 2:45 p.m. Monday, the Ontario Police Department asked sheriff's deputies to check on the welfare of an Ontario resident believed to be in the 1900 block of Pulver Road, according to the report. Deputies found the man inside his pickup.

A deputy yelled at the man to roll down his window and show his hands. The man rolled down the window and quietly said, "Just go away," according to the police report. He then rolled his window back up and roughly five to 10 seconds later, deputies heard a single, muffled gunshot from inside the vehicle, the report stated.

A deputy broke a window to the truck after finding the doors locked. The victim appeared to have a single gunshot wound to his chest area. Emergency rescue personnel arrived from Monroe Township and took the man to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, according to the report.

The man was reported in serious yet stable condition Tuesday, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Weapons, including a .45-caliber pistol, ammunition and a knife were found in the vehicle, according to the sheriff's report. The vehicle was towed.

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