Man Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot: Seal Beach Police

SEAL BEACH, CA — A man died Tuesday afternoon in Seal Beach of a self-inflicted gunshot after police spent several hours negotiating with him.

The man's name has not been released to the public, and the Seal Beach Police Department said there is no threat to residents.

Seal Beach police responded to the backyard of a home in the 4400 block of Elder Avenue just before noon of a man with a gun in his backyard, Lt. Nick Nicholas said.

Officers spent the next several hours attempting to talk to the man and convince him to put down his gun, but he refused, Nicholas said.

The negotiations went well into Tuesday, according to Nicholas. A gunshot from the backyard was heard around 7:05 a.m.

Officers used a drone to check on the man's condition and he appeared unharmed, Nicholas said.

"With the assistance of the Cypress, Los Alamitos, Fountain Valley and Westminster police departments, officers re-established communications with the man to negotiate a peaceful surrender," Nicholas said.

A second gunshot was heard from the backyard around 1:38 p.m. Officers went to the backyard and found the man shot himself, Nicholas said.

The man was taken to a local hospital and died from the gunshot.