Police: Man dies after shooting himself at medical office in Adrian

ADRIAN — Police are investigating why a man shot himself Wednesday morning in a medical office building in Adrian.

Police were dispatched at 10:52 a.m. to a report of a shots being fired at the Grace Christman Medical Building, Adrian Deputy Police Chief Larry Van Alstine said in a news release. Adrian officers and Lenawee County sheriff's deputies arrived to find that a man had entered an office on the second floor of the building, shot himself once and died from the self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The officers and deputies conducted a protective sweep of the rest of the facility to ensure that there was no further threat to anyone present and located no additional threats, Van Alstine said. No staff or other visitors were injured, and there is no ongoing threat to public safety directly related to this incident.

The investigation into why the subject chose this location to shoot himself is ongoing, Van Alstine said.

Police did not release the name of the man who shot himself.

The Christman Building is on Kimole Lane, behind the closed Bixby Hospital, and includes the ProMedica Hickman Cancer Center.

"We are saddened by the tragic self-inflicted shooting that occurred at The Grace Christman Medical Building late this morning," ProMedica said in an emailed statement. "…We empathize with those affected by this distressing incident. Mental health counselors are available on site to support any employees or patients desiring assistance."

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The ProMedica Physician Group offices in the building were closed for Wednesday afternoon, and appointments will be rescheduled, the statement said. The radiation-oncology department continued to treat patients scheduled for Wednesday.

The Adrian Police Department was assisted by the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office, Adrian Fire Department, ProMedica Security, Lenawee County Medical Examiner's Office, Lenawee County Victim Services and Lenawee County Central Dispatch.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, or any witnesses that have not yet made a statement to police, should contact Detective Greg Lanford at 517-264-4808 or email their information to APDTips@adrianmi.gov .

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— Contact reporter David Panian at dpanian@lenconnect.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @lenaweepanian .

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Police: Man dies after shooting himself at medical office in Adrian