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Man found hanged in San Gabriel Riverbed, suicide suspected

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INDUSTRY >> A man was found hanged in the San Gabriel Riverbed near the 605 and 60 freeway interchange Saturday afternoon in a what was being investigated as a suicide, authorities said.
A passer-by discovered the body of a 44-year-old El Monte man about 1 p.m., hanging from a tree in the riverbed near Pearson Avenue and Pellissier Road, in an unincorporated county area just outside of Industry, Los Angeles County sheriff’s and coroner’s officials said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, coroner’s Lt. Fred Corral said.
An autopsy was pending, however there were no signs of foul play, and the death appeared to be a suicide, officials said.

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Shooting range suicide

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From the Burbank Leader: 

Police said a man apparently shot himself in the head Friday while at the
Firing Line Indoor Shooting Ranges on North Lake Street at about 12:50
p.m.

The man, whom Burbank Police did not identify, was dead on
arrival.

Police officers have closed the site at 1060 N. Lake St. to the
public as they investigate whether the shooting was an accident or suicide.

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El Monte woman found floating in Pacific a possible suicide

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Here’s the story, first reported in our sister paper the Daily Breeze by Larry Altman:


Whale watchers on a boat a quarter-mile off Redondo Beach on Wednesday spotted a woman’s body floating in the water.

Police said their preliminary investigation indicates the woman committed suicide.
Sightseers aboard the Voyager noticed the body about 10:30 a.m. Nearly 100 people, including many children, were aboard, Redondo Beach police Sgt. Phil Keenan said.
Redondo Beach Harbor Patrol officers pulled the woman – identified later as Cindy Denq, 39, of El Monte – from the water onto their boat and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but she was already dead.

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Pasadena suicide used as training for EMS techs

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I received this in an email from a New York paramedic concerned that a new trend is suicides could affect police and fire fighters. Here’s the story. I’ve edited out the chemical names.

Person Down in Auto/New way to commit suicide

Recently a new way to commit suicide has been discovered by mixing two chemicals that can be bought over the counter at local stores. They are (REDACTED). Once mixed, the chemicals produce heat and a flammable, noxious gas that causes the subject to pass out and the heart stop within minutes. The process appears to be quick and painless. Two recent cases, one in Pasadena , California and the other at Lake Allatoona in Bartow County , Georgia , involved young men in their early 20’s. Both were found locked inside their cars with the chemicals. Each left a note on the car warning anyone around of danger. The car at Lake Allatoona had been taped to prevent gas from escaping.

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