Man found dead in Starbucks bathroom after taking his own life
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GILBERT, Ariz. - Gilbert Police say a man was found dead after taking his own life in a Starbucks bathroom in Gilbert on Saturday.
According to a police report, witnesses at Starbucks said a person was acting erratically and pointing a gun at a person in the store before entering the bathroom.
Several of those witnesses reported hearing gunshots.
Gilbert SWAT was called to the incident and discovered the man dead in the bathroom.
"All employees and customers evacuated the business and none of them reported any injuries," Gilbert Police said in the report.
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