By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A St. Joseph man in his 40s died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing into a crowd at America’s Best Value Inn at the corner of I-29 and Frederick, then crashing his vehicle into a Speedy’s Convenient Store on Frederick.
St. Joseph police report officers responded to a disturbance at the motel shortly before 6:30 last night.
Witnesses report the man shot towards others at the motel, but did not hit anyone. No one else was reported wounded.
Police say the man fled down Frederick, crashing into the Speedy’s at 4007 Frederick. Emergency crews responded and removed the man from his vehicle. He was unresponsive. Crews rushed the man to the hospital where a single gunshot wound was discovered. It appeared to be self-inflicted. He died of the wound.
The man has not been identified.
The investigation continues.