NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A retired New Orleans police officer died by suicide Thursday inside the DXC Technology Building, which houses the NOPD’s headquarters, authorities said.

R ELATED: Should New Orleans’ next mayor keep Kirkpatrick leading NOPD? See results of Fox 8 poll

Officers responded around 10:35 a.m. to a report of an attempted suicide in the 1600 block of Poydras Street, police said. When they arrived, they found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound.

The man was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

M ORE: DOJ, New Orleans ask Judge to end NOPD consent decree

Police identified the victim as a retired NOPD officer.

No additional details were immediately available.

See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to rep

See Full Page