-Updated Sept. 11 at 2:25pm
A shelter-in-place alert was lifted for the Towne Terrace neighborhood of Los Gatos just before noon today, after a reported gunshot was determined to be a fatal, self-inflicted wound, authorities said.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Felicia Segura told the Los Gatan that deputies were on scene to serve an eviction notice at the time.
The gunshot report was made at 10:09am, she said.
Around 11am, the Los-Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department posted on Instagram about police activity in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office.
LGMSPD issued a shelter-in-place order and urged motorists to avoid the University Avenue corridor.
The order was cancelled about 45 minutes later.
“Shelter in place is lifted and roads are open in the Towne Terrace neighborhood,” an LGMSPD spokesperson posted on Instagram.
“There is no public safety risk at this time.”
The agency declined to comment and directed all media requests to the County law enforcement agency.
Segura said various County units, including the bomb squad, were dispatched to Towne Terrace, where the suicide occurred.
“The Sheriff’s Office attempted to serve an eviction notice at an apartment complex located on the 100 block of Towne Terr, in the City of Los Gatos. Upon knocking on the door, a deputy heard what he believed was the sound of a single gunshot,” a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson wrote on Twitter, noting the deputy heard the sound coming from inside. “A preliminary investigation revealed the occupant of the apartment inflicted a self-inflicted gunshot wound where he succumbed to his injuries on scene.”
So little information.
I live in the complex. It is so sad; he was a good neighbor. But I was evacuated for over 3 hours and his body was in the carport. Did the Sherrif move the body to the carport?
Wow really? Man. I live across the street. That’s a good question. I was there most of the time. I left shortly before the coroners arrived. I thought his body was inside his apartment.