A suicidal man shot himself under the St. Johns Bridge on Monday,

reported.

Officers had gone to a residence in the 6900 block of North Philadelphia Avenue to check on the man and talked to his roommate outside the home, police said.

The man left while officers were with the roommate and walked toward Cathedral Park under the bridge, where he pulled out a handgun and shot himself, police said.

Officers and medical workers tried to help the man, but he died instantly.

-- The Oregonian