UPDATE, 3:25 p.m.: Today's threat at the library on Southeast Fort King Street in Ocala was in response to a vehicle in the parking lot occupied by a possibly suicidal person, according to a news release from Ocala police.
After several unsuccessful attempts to contact the occupant, Ocala police's SWAT team approached the vehicle and discovered a man in his mid-30s with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by Ocala Fire Rescue.
UPDATE, 3 p.m.: The lockdown at the library complex on Southeast Fort King Street in Ocala is no longer in effect, according to Ocala police.
Original story:
Ocala police are at the library complex on Southeast Fort King Street in the city in response to what they’re calling “a possible threat.”
“The complex is on lockdown, and [the] threat is isolated to a vehicle in the parking lot,” according to a release today from Ocala police.
WUFT News will provide more information as it becomes available.