SLIDESHOW: CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO PLAY SLIDESHOW. Police broke the windows of this sedan to get at a man who shot himself. A dent is also evident on the front side.
A man who shot himself near the Burien Community Center Annex around noon Wednesday was taken to Harborview Medical Center and is in extremely critical condition, according to King County Sheriff spokesman John Urquhart.
Police closed streets around the intersection of Southwest 146th Street and Fourth Avenue Southwest after the man shot himself.
Burien police responded to a call about a suicidal man with a gun.
Video from a KIRO TV helicopter showed a gun on top of a sedan. Police told KIRO that the rear side windows were broken when police grabbed the man out of the car.
Young people frequent the skateboard park right next to where the man shot himself. Seniors attend activities during the day at the annex and the new Burien Community Center, about a block from the shooting.
