UNION CITY — A man allegedly shot himself in Union City on Saturday after police approached him following calls from family members about a missing person sending concerning messages.
Police were dispatched at 5:21 p.m. The missing 46-year-old White man was sending distressing photos and making disturbing statements to family members, according to police.
Police officers began a search of the nearby area alongside the missing man’s family members, according to a Saturday press release from the Union City Police Department. They learned that he may have been near Mission Boulevard and F Street during their search.
Police located the man in a parked vehicle shortly after. Officers approached the man’s vehicle and began giving directions.
He got out of his vehicle holding a firearm and shot himself, according to police.
Police officers provided medical care to the man on the scene before he was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.