A man who was a “person of interest” in the murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen has killed himself, after police confronted him with a search warrant at his apartment complex last night.

The man, who went by the name of Harold, was said to be a very strange man, who reportedly bragged to neighbors about “offing” a well known publicist.

The man was approached by officers last night at the Harvey Apartments complex on Santa Monica Boulevard. When he was asked to raise his hands so that the authorities could serve him with the warrant, he pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. He was declared dead on arrival.

“Radar Online” reports:

A neighbor told KABC-TV in Los Angeles the man was unusual, and had been bragging about killing a famous Hollywood publicist.

He said he “offed her,” according to the neighbor, “and he was gonna get paid some money — he bragged to my husband about that.”

Brandon Harrison — another resident at the apartment building — told the L.A.Times that Harold described himself to other tenants as an ex-convict who served two stints in state prison, the most recent for firearms and drug convictions. Harold vowed that he would never go back to prison, according to Harrison.

“He told me several times, ‘If it ever came back down to me going to prison, I would die first,’” Harrison said.

Check out this news coverage of the suicide:

We’re still unsure as to what this Harold guy has to do with her murder or if he had knowledge of the incident. It sounds to me like he may have done it himself and was adamant in not returning to jail for his crime.

What do you think happened?

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