AGAWAM, Mass. (AP) - A man has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside an Agawam home following an hours-long standoff with police.
Masslive.com reports Michael Kerr was found dead after barricading himself inside a house.
Agawam police say Massachusetts State police negotiators made 40 unanswered phone calls to Kerr, and sent a robot into the house.
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Nearby residents were ordered to leave their homes.
Relatives said Kerr was suffering from depression.
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Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, http://www.masslive.com/news/
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