"The episode happened just before 3:30 p.m. Sunday at a residence on Sheldon Avenue, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Brooks Jarosz said in a news release. When deputies arrived at the scene, witnesses told them a family member had shot a 68-year-old man and then barricaded himself inside the garage, according to Jarosz. Deputies entered the home and discovered the victim had been fatally shot, Jarosz said."
"Nearby homes were evacuated as deputies tried to reach the suspect, according to Jarosz. Over the course of more than eight hours, numerous announcements and phone calls were made in the hopes of persuading the suspect to surrender, Jarosz said in the release. Deputies used a drone to find the suspect inside the garage with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Jarosz."
Shortly before 3:30 p.m. a family-related shooting occurred at a residence on Sheldon Avenue in unincorporated Gilroy. Deputies arrived after witnesses reported that a family member had shot a 68-year-old man and then barricaded himself inside the garage. Deputies found the victim fatally shot and evacuated nearby homes while attempting to contact the suspect. Over more than eight hours deputies made numerous announcements and phone calls seeking a surrender. A drone located the suspect in the garage with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Medical Examiner-Coroner will release identities after confirmation and next-of-kin notification. The sheriff's detectives continue the investigation.
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