Another Delayed Suicide

"LINDEN, NJ - Union County authorities say a man wanted for questioning in a shooting in Elizabeth fatally shot himself when a police officer approached him on a street in Linden.

"Authorities say Linden Police Officer Angel Padilla was in his patrol car Friday morning when he saw a pedestrian who fit the description of 39-year-old Samuel Diaz.

"When Padilla made a U-turn to get a closer look, Diaz pulled out a handgun and shot himself. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark shortly after 9 a.m.

"Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said Diaz was considered a suspect in the Thursday night shooting of a 35-year-old Elizabeth man. The victim, whose name has not been released, was in critical condition Friday at University Hospital."

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