Pelkie man dies in suicide at Founder’s Landing
MARQUETTE — A 20-year-old Pelkie man was found dead at Founder’s Landing Tuesday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Marquette Police Department.
Police Chief Blake Rieboldt said police received the call at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. An employee of the Marquette Parks and Recreation Department found the body seated at a picnic table above the boathouse across from the Landing Condominiums.
Police found the man with his head on the table holding a handgun.
Rieboldt said police were there within minutes.
“We were there pretty much immediately. There was a slight pulse at first, so they tried to do the best they could, … but it was already done,” Rieboldt said. “He wasn’t going to be saved.”
Det. Mike Archocosky said there is strong evidence to suggest that this was a suicide.
“There’s no doubt in our mind that it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Rieboldt said.
It is the policy of The Mining Journal not to release the names of suicide victims.
Mary Wardell can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 248. Her email address is mwardell@miningjournal.net.