Henrick Vartanian
A “person of interest” in the murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen shot and killed himself as the police closed in on him on Wednesday night fatally shot himself Wednesday night as police closed in, authorities said.
Beverly Hills police confronted the man during a follow up investigation at the Harvey Apartments on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood
As the police met to talk to him “the suspect produced a hand gun and there was a self inflicted wound at that point,” said LAPD Captain Kevin McClure said.
Authorities have not disclosed the man’s identity and won’t discuss how he was connected to Chasen’s death, however the word on the street is that he was the person who shot and killed the top publicist.