OCALA, Fla. – The Ocala library complex was locked down Monday because of what turned out to be a suicide, according to officials.
Ocala police said the Marion County Public Library Complex at 2601 SE Fort King St. was locked down while a suspicious vehicle was investigated. The complex includes the main library, the county's growth management office and a veterans memorial.
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Police said its SWAT team unsuccessfully attempted to establish contact with the person in the car. Gas was deployed to make it safer to approach the vehicle, and it was discovered that the only occupant, a white man in his mid-30s, was dead from a self-inflected gunshot wound, police said.
The man's name has not been released.