Armed man at McDonald's shoots himself during confrontation with Burbank Police

BURBANK, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) - A man fatally shot himself during a confrontation with Burbank police officers, authorities said Friday.

The shooting was reported about midnight at a McDonald's restaurant in the 2500 block of Hollywood Way, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter.

The wounded man, about 25-30 years of age, died at a hospital shortly after 2 a.m., Winter said. His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.

Police went to the location on a report of a disturbance involving an armed man, according to reports from the scene. Burbank police Sgt. Claudio Losacco told reporters that the shot himself after officers arrived at the
restaurant, where a plate glass window had been shattered.

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