Watertown Man Commits Suicide at Home, Superior Street Repair and Traffic Advisory.
A suicidal man shot himself to death before the police arrived at his home on Emerson Street in Watertown, New York. The police tried to make contact with the man, but he was already dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man's name is being withheld as police notify family members. The incident prompted a heavy police presence, and streets were blocked off for several hours. The Watertown City School District sent an alert to parents, and students affected by busing were held at their schools.