A man found unconscious on the floor of his Vallecito home died Monday at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
Law enforcement does not suspect foul play in the death of 55-year-old Roland M. Earp III, who was found by his common-law wife around 6:15 p.m. with a gunshot wound.
La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said Earp’s death is a suspected suicide.
Emergency medical technicians airlifted Earp to Mercy, Smith said. Medical professionals performed CPR on Earp, and he regained consciousness for a moment at the hospital before he was pronounced dead.
The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office found a handgun under the man’s body but declined to identify the make and model of the firearm.
Earp has family around La Plata County and “he has been in the area a while,” said Sgt. Chris Burke, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. The Coroner’s Office plans an autopsy sometime this week.
How to get help
Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering suicide:
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
safe2tell.org
.
COLORADO CRISIS SUPPORT LINE: (844) 493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255 or online at
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
afsp.org/chapter/afsp-colorado/
.
FOR MEN: A website for adult men contemplating suicide is available at
mantherapy.org
.
