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Report of downtown Sarasota shooting likely a suicide, police say

Area near First Street and Orange Avenue in Sarasota cordoned off Wednesday morning.


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  • | 10:07 a.m. January 30, 2019
Police investigate the report of a shooting near First Street and Orange Avenue.
Police investigate the report of a shooting near First Street and Orange Avenue.
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Sarasota Police officers responding to a report of gunfire downtown this morning say their initial investigation leads them to believe it was a suicide.

A police spokeswoman released on social media a message that said the weapon had been found and was secured.

Police have a segment of Orange Avenue near First Street blocked for their investigation.

 

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