SARASOTA, Fla. — A gunman who barricaded himself in a condominium building has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Sarasota police said in a statement.
Officers responded just after 11:30 p.m. Friday to the building at 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive, where the 58-year-old was believed to have fired shots into an empty car, according to a news release.
Police say the man was a disgruntled former employee who was fired from his maintenance job earlier in the week.
After shooting into the car, the man got into some sort of argument with two other people on the property, police said. He then barricaded himself on the property, they added.
The man was found dead just after 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Sarasota Police Department SWAT team and crisis negotiation unit had been at the property since 1 a.m.
Benjamin Franklin Drive is closed from South Lido Key Beach to about 1500 Benjamin Franklin Drive but will be open soon.
"The Sarasota Police Department appreciates the patience and understanding from residents living along Benjamin Franklin Drive and visitors to the area," police said in a statement.
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