Ronni Chasen Update: Man Linked to Hollywood Publicist's Death Kills Self
LOS ANGELES (CBS/KCAL/AP) A man police called a "person of interest" in the slaying of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen shot and killed himself at a Los Angeles residential hotel Wednesday as Beverly Hills detectives served a search warrant, authorities said.
The detectives were serving the warrant at the Harvey Apartments in Hollywood at about 6 p.m. when the man shot himself, LAPD spokeswoman Mitzi Grasso said.
The man, whose name has not been released, died at the scene, Beverly Hills police said in a statement.
Beverly Hills police Chief David Snowden told The Associated Press in an e-mail that the man "was a person of interest only" in Chasen's death.
Two blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard were shut down and dozens of officers and squad cars were gathered outside the four-story hotel, which was cordoned off with yellow police tape.
The suicide was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Chasen, 64, was shot Nov. 16 in Beverly Hills as she drove her Mercedes Benz home from a party after attending the premiere of the movie "Burlesque."
Police have not released a possible motive in the slaying and remained tightlipped about progress in the investigation.