Person Of Interest In East Bay IHOP Slaying Shoots Self At Police Station: Report

RICHMOND, CA — A San Pablo man who was wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of a dishwasher at a Richmond IHOP on Monday has been hospitalized after shooting himself at a police station parking lot, according to a report by NBC News.

Police say the 44-year-old man entered the San Pablo Police Department station just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and was trying to talk with officers. But due to a language barrier, communication between the man and the officers was limited, so the 44-year-old walked away, according to the San Pablo Police Department.

That's when, shortly after, the officers heard a single gunshot outside near the department's parking lot, police said.

Officers went outside and found the 44-year-old with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The officers rendered aid at the scene before the man was eventually taken to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition, police said.

During this time, the officers learned that the 44-year-old was a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a dishwasher at a Richmond IHOP on Monday, according to the report by NBC.

Detectives from the Richmond Police Department responded to San Pablo to process the scene and continue their investigation, police said.