ELDERLY MAN KILLS SELF ON HIGHWAY, PROVIDENCE TEXAS, 11/21/23...

Elderly Man Kills Himself on 146, PROVIDENCE, November 21, 2023 - Shortly before 2 pm on November 21, 2023, Polk County Sheriff's Office Dispatch radioed that an elderly man (93 years old) was traveling in a golf cart south-bound on US-146 on the shoulder. Callers informed dispatch that the man's behavior was erratic and that he had a pistol. Corporal Ramey Bass (with the Texas Highway Patrol) was nearby and located the man on 146 next to the Forest Springs subdivision. Corporal Bass was quickly joined by Trooper Cotye Lowrie (also with the Highway Patrol). A couple of minutes later, Trooper Lowrie radioed to dispatch "shots fired, he shot himself". Within minutes Officers from Livingston Police Dept. and Deputies and Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office converged on the scene. The name of the man is being withheld at this time. We'll update this story as soon as we're able to get more information.

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