Danielle Quijada, and Graig Graziosi

The Republic | azcentral.com

A man who shot himself in the parking lot of Mesa's Banner Desert Medical Center near Dobson Road and Southern Avenue died from his wound Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Some time after 10 a.m., Mesa police and fire crews responded to reports of a "self-inflicted" gun shot wound reported from the emergency room parking lot, said Cpt. Forrest Smith, a Mesa Fire Department spokesman.

At the scene, a man was loaded into an ambulance. He later died. Nik Rasheta of the Mesa Police Department, said in a statement.

The Mesa Police Department was on scene to lead the investigation. Three shell casings were marked on the parking lot ground, and an gun was placed into an evidence bag. Police were not searching for any additional suspects.

The investigation is ongoing. Hospital officials declined to comment.

