Barricaded gunman hospitalized after shooting self in the head in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A barricaded gunman was been listed in critical condition after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in Southfield.

The incident occurred at 6:08 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, in the 28000 block of Sutherland Street. Southfield police were called on a report of a suicidal subject.

Officials say a concerned family member placed the 911 call.

When police arrived at the scene, they received information that a possibly armed 30-year-old man was barricaded in the garage.

Officials said they spent several hours negotiating with the man, but at 9:26 p.m., the 30-year-old shot himself in the head. He was hospitalized and initially listed in critical condition.