1 dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot in Fort Lauderdale, police say

A person has been ascertained dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Fort Lauderdale police announced Fort Lauderdale Police officers mentioned they responded to a domestic disturbance along the block of Northeast th Avenue at around p m on Friday Upon their arrival detectives were informed that the person inside the home may be armed and suffering a mental soundness predicament Officers established a perimeter around the house and began making contact with the person inside the home Soon after members from FLPD s SWAT and Situation Negotiation Company responded to the scene At one point personnel announced they heard a single gunshot inside the home The SWAT crew used a drone to check inside the home and uncovered the person dead No contact was ever made with the occupant An probe is underway into the development