Man Dies in Apparent Suicide Outside Twp. Building

A man whose body was found in an SUV parked outside a township building died from an apparent suicide, according to investigators.

The shooting occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. outside the township building on 100 Park Lane Drive in Lower Providence, Pa. Eagleville Park and playground, the Lower Providence Police Department and community library are also located there, according to Melissa Treacy, a reporter from our newsgathering partner the Alternative Press of Lower Providence.

Responding police officers found a 45-year-old man inside an SUV parked in the lower lot outside the building. Officials say he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. They have not yet revealed the man's identity.

Both the body and the SUV were removed from the lot. No one else was hurt during the incident.