SARASOTA - Sarasota Police responded Monday morning to a call regarding an armed subject inside a home.
It happened around 9am at a home on the 2500 block of Pelican Drive.
Sarasota Police escorted a woman to the home to retrieve some of her belongings stemming from a previous domestic dispute.
When they walked back out of the home, the officer heard a shot fired.
Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution, as officers tried to make contact with the armed man inside.
Officers used a robot to locate the man, but it appears he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
There were no other injuries.
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