Three suicides were reported this week in La Plata County, Coroner Jann Smith said.
On Wednesday night, authorities responded to an apartment complex on Florida Road for a 16-year-old Durango boy who also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Smith said.
Smith said the apartment belonged to a friend of the 16-year-old. She declined to identify the boy because next of kin had not been notified as of Wednesday night.
Authorities responded Sunday to a home in Bayfield for a man who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Smith said the man was identified as Jeremy Cuthair, 43.
Smith said she did not have additional details. According to his obituary, Cuthair was a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
It was previously reported a 37-year-old man was found dead Monday south of Durango from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in a home in a remote area off La Posta Road (County Road 213).
The man was identified as Tobin Sinclair Jr.
How to get help
Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering suicide: Axis Care Hotline:
24/7 local response to your crisis & behavioral health needs: (970) 247-5245. NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE:
(800) 273-TALK (8255) or text “TALK” to 741741. RED NACIONAL DE PREVENCIÓN DEL SUICIDIO:
(888) 628-9454. FORT LEWIS COLLEGE COUNSELING CENTER:
247-7212. BOYS TOWN HOTLINE:
(800) 448-3000. SAFE2TELL COLORADO:
(877) 542-7233 or 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 24 hours a day. 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
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