From Stan Oklobdzija:
A barricaded suspect who caused police to close down an entire block in northern Citrus Heights was found dead by SWAT team members, ending a five-hour standoff, Citrus Heights Police said.
The man, identified only as a white man in his 50s, apparently died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Lt. Tom Chaplin. Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit were accompanying a code enforcement officer to the house in the 7400 block of Grand Oaks Boulevard about 4 p.m. to investigate complaints of someone stealing power, Chaplin said. The detectives contacted some of the house's residents who allowed them inside, he said.
Once inside, the detectives were told by the residents that a family member was in the back room, Chaplin said, and that he mostly stayed in the room and kept to himself.
Shortly thereafter, detectives heard the sound of a single gunshot, Chaplin said. They left the home and formed a perimeter around the house, he said. Eventually, 18 houses surrounding the house were also evacuated.
Negotiators tried to make contact with the man, but were unsuccessful, Chaplin said. About 8:30 p.m., SWAT units made their way into the home and confirmed the man was dead.
Chaplin said his detectives had no contact with the man before he apparently shot himself.
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