Worth police responded to a well-being check on the 7100 block of West 107th Street on Wednesday morning and found a man who had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
Officers arrived at approximately 11:23 a.m. after receiving a report of a male subject making suicidal threats, according to a Worth Police Department statement. When they arrived, they verbally engaged with the man and offered assistance, but he declined help.
During the encounter, the man shot himself in the head. Officers provided emergency medical attention until North Palos Fire Protection District personnel arrived and continued lifesaving efforts. The man was pronounced dead shortly after…