Democrat Staff

Tallahassee police believe gunshots and a frightening 911 call Saturday afternoon were linked to a suicide at the Villa Lucia Apartments.

At about 2:10 p.m, an officer on patrol heard gunshots coming from the complex at 1845 Bellevue Way. At about the same time, the Consolidated Dispatch Agency received a phone call in which a woman was screaming and what was sounded like gunshots could be heard in the background.

TPD officers descended on the complex, evacuated nearby apartments and heard a woman screaming and a gunshot coming from one of the Villa Lucia apartments. Fearing someone’s life was in danger, officers broke a glass window and entered the apartment. They found a man dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and a woman who was uninjured. She was taken to the hospital for evaluation. According to a TOPD news release, “there were no other people injured in the incident and TPD does not believe there is a threat to any other community members.”

Investigators are continuing to collect evidence and conduct interviews with witnesses. Anyone with knowledge of the incident who left prior to being interviewed, or anyone with information about the case are asked to call TPD at (850) 891-4200, or if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.