Major streets in Farmington’s prime business district were shut down Tuesday morning when police responded to a report of a man who threatened to harm himself, according to city police.
The Farmington Police Department announced at 8:08 a.m. on its Facebook page that a 38-year-old man called dispatchers and threatened to “harm himself.”
Law enforcement officers closed an area surrounding Civitan Park from 30th Street to 20th Street north to south and from Butler Avenue to Dustin Avenue east to west.
After a crisis negotiator spoke with the man, he reportedly died from a self-inflicted wound. The man’s name was not released.
The city of Farmington typically releases limited information on such “very sensitive topics,” said Public Affairs Administrator Georgette Allen, but it announced the incident because it occurred in “a very public location, and it caused a shutdown of the streets.”
Affected streets reopened by 8:55 a.m., although Civitan Park remained closed until 10:45 a.m.
The Durango Herald will provide further details as they become available.
How to get help
Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering killing himself:
Axis Health System
24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
(800) 273-TALK (8255) or text “TALK” to 741741.
RED Nacional de Prevención Del Suicidio
(888) 628-9454.
National Crisis text Hotline:
741741
Fort Lewis College Counseling Center
247-7212.
Boys Town Hotline
(800) 448-3000.
Safe2Tell Colorado
(877) 542-7233 or online at https://safe2tell.org.
Colorado Crisis Support Line
(844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 or online at
www.coloradocrisisservices.org
to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
Trevor Project
(866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
Second Wind Fund
(720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
Survivors Support Group
Heartbeat of Durango meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Grief Center, 2243 Main Ave., second floor. For more information, call Janna at 749-1673.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Colorado chapter information available at
https://afsp.org/chapter/afsp-colorado/
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For men:
A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
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