A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Los Gatos Wednesday as authorities were attempting to serve an eviction notice, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office said a deputy went to deliver the eviction notice at an apartment in a complex on the 100 block of Towne Terrace.
After knocking on the door, the deputy heard what he believed was the sound of a single gunshot come from inside the apartment, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies ordered a shelter in place for the neighborhood and attempted to contact the person in the home. That process went on for hours until deputies determined the man in the apartment died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Sylvia Carrillo said the man was her neighbor for the past 18 years and worked from home.
"He was very private, super private," she said. "I'm just sorry that everything happened this way."
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