Stamford police were told to be on the lookout for a suspect linked to a homicide investigation out of New York.
Stamford officers checked multiple locations downtown and at around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, they located a person resembling the suspect's description.
As police approached the suspect on Canal Street beneath a train overpass, the individual identified as the suspect shot himself to death.
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The man was taken to Stamford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:16 p.m.
As of now, the person's identity is unknown.
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The incident remains under investigation.
