A 49-year-old man was found dead Sunday in a Durango West II home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s spokesman Dan Bender said a woman called around 10:40 a.m. to report her husband had shot himself.
Bender said emergency responders were unable to revive Michael Passalaqua.
La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said Passalaqua had a history of depression. She said an autopsy will be performed Monday.
If officially ruled a suicide, Passalaqua’s death marks the 12th suicide this year in La Plata County.
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