Police: Man dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound following standoff with police in Yonkers
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Mar 14, 2021, 8:26am EDT
A wellness check in Yonkers turned deadly Saturday.
Officers were called to a residence of a 50-year-old man on Livingston Avenue
at around 10:45 a.m.
Police say they were immediately met with gunfire when they tried to entire.
Multiple surrounding streets were closed as negotiators attempted to fix the
issue.
Police began firing back and then retreated back inside where they found him
dead due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Yonkers Deputy Chief Joseph Monaco says police located a male