Coroner IDs suicidal man who died during police barricade
Metro police are investigating a barricade situation in the 600 block of Ribbon Grass Avenue Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. The man who locked himself in a house has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @BizuTesfaye
Las Vegas police say a man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a barricade situation in south Las Vegas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)
The man who fatally shot himself during a police barricade Monday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office as Randolf Gary Neumayer.
Police received a call about a suicidal person about 9:45 a.m. and found Neumayer had locked himself in a house in the 600 block of Ribbon Grass Avenue. Homes in the area, near the intersection of Pyle Avenue and Bermuda Road, were evacuated as a precaution.
The barricade ended when Neumayer shot himself in the abdomen. His death was ruled a suicide, Clark County coroner's office staff said Wednesday.
Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV.
