Man sought in fatal shooting dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound following standoff, N.J. cops say

The suspect in a fatal shooting shot himself to death following a standoff with police and SWAT members on Sunday.

North Bergen Police responded to the initial shooting at 10:20 p.m. on Sunday at a home near Paterson Plank Road and 14th Street. When officers arrived, they found the body of the resident, 61-year-old Manuel Colon, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Monday.

Colon had suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body, authorities said…

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