A man in his early 40s fatally shot himself in his home shortly after Forest Grove detectives served civil restraining order papers on him Monday afternoon, Forest Grove Capt. Kevin Ellingsburg said.

The detectives were in the living room of the man's house in the 2700 block of Willamina Avenue and had served him with the civil papers when he went into another room and fired a single shot, killing himself, the captain said.

Police said the death was a suicide.

Ellingsburg said he had no details about the restraining order.

--Maxine Bernstein

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