"This guy runs by me with a gun," Eric Ray a maintenance worker at the Super 8 said. "He pulled the gun on himself and shot himself right in front of 129. It's got me devastated seeing someone take their own life right before your eyes."



Allen was found in the bathroom of the room on the second floor. He suffered an injury to his head, right above his right eye, according to Florence Lt. Joe Maier. He was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he was treated and released.



Florence and Boone County SWAT units conducted a room-by-room search to make sure the scene was clear before guests were escorted out of the hotel to a TANK bus across the street.



An autopsy of the suspect was performed Tuesday but the details of that exam have not yet been released.



The remainder of the criminal investigation will be conducted by the Boone County Sheriff's Office.



The first and second floors of the building have been cleared and are no longer the focus of their investigation, officials say. Still, the Super 8 cannot be reopened until the blood is cleaned up and the doors that had been broken down are repaired. Those repairs are the responsibility of the owner of the hotel. Police say that could take several days.



The roughly 28 residents that were staying at the hotel are not able to go back and stay until it is cleaned. Until then, they will be escorted by the Sheriff's department to their rooms to retrieve personal items.



The Red Cross arranged for a TANK bus to take the residents to the hotel and back to St. Timothy Parish where they are temporarily staying. Red Cross officials say they will keep the shelter facility open as long as necessary.



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