NAVY VETERAN KILLS HIMSELF DEPUTIES FIND BODY OF 56-YEAR-OLD MAN.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. guns and stun grenades sounded in a quiet neighborhood Thursday afternoon as deputies entered the home of a despondent de·spon·dent adj. Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected. de·spon  dent·ly adv. man who had told his ex-girlfriend he was going to kill himself. When the smoke from the tear gas cleared, the Sheriff's Department's special weapons deputies found the 56-year-old Navy veteran dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ``We tried repeatedly to make contact but were unsuccessful,'' said Deputy Dave Jennings of the Palmdale sheriff's station. ``What we were told was that he might try to harm himself.'' Before deputies entered the home, they evacuated people from nearby homes. Hillview Middle School Hillview Middle School is a public middle school in Menlo Park, California, part of the Menlo Park City School District. It is notable as having been named a California Distinguished School seven times. and Rancho Vista School about a quarter- mile away were put on lockdown Lockdown A specified period when an employee of a public company is barred from selling - and occasionally buying - their company's stock. Notes: These types of equity transaction restrictions can be imposed by securities regulators or underwriting firms if a company has , meaning pupils were kept in their classrooms. Deputies sent to the home in the 4800 block of Brisa Avenue before 9 a.m. Thursday to check on the man got no answer. As they were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an open window they heard two gunshots from inside. The deputies called for backup. A crisis negotiator got no response from inside the house. Just before 1 p.m., special weapons deputies fired tear gas canisters into the house, then a flash-bang grenade, which causes a bright flash and loud bang. When they entered the home they found the man dead. The man's parent's and sister waited for the discovery at a command post set up in a nearby field. Neighbors said they were shocked at the presence of so many deputies and at the sound of the tear gas guns and flash grenade. ``It sounded like a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. ,'' said neighbor Tanya Davids. |
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