Authorities say a 22-year-old man found dead Saturday at the Iron Horse Inn died by suicide. The death was the second by suicide in Durango within a week.
Officials were alerted Saturday morning by the victim’s roommate. Both were residents of the motel at 5800 Main Ave.
La Plata County Chief Deputy Coroner Larry Phelps was notified at 9:07 a.m.
“There did not appear to be any criminal implications, but Durango (Police Department) is conducting an investigation,” he said.
Authorities have not released the man’s name or details surrounding his death.
“The roommate discovered him, and it was determined to be a suicide,” a Durango Police Department official said.
Phelps said the man had lived at the motel for about 2½ weeks.
The news comes just days after Escalante Middle School counselor Chad Novak, 42, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday.
bmathis@durangoherald.com
