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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/335/region/Security_guard_found_shot_at_UP.shtml

UNITED NATIONS (AP) A U.N. security guard was found dead inside U.N. headquarters at midday on Monday with a gunshot wound to the head, the head of U.N. security said.

Michael Holton's body was found in a third floor lounge shortly before noon. He was discovered by two officers who were sent to check on Holton after he did not return to his duty station following a break, said Michael McCann, the U.N. security chief.

McCann told a news conference the incident was the first of its kind inside the United Nations buildings.

Holton, 41, was found in a lounge area where U.N. employees often take their breaks. He was seated in one of the chairs and his gun was on the chair next to his leg, McCann said.

McCann said that Holton was a 16-year veteran of the U.N. security department, was married and had two children. McCann gave no further details on the family. Holton was a U.S. citizen.

''We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family,'' the security chief said. ''Michael was a terrific officer ... very personable, very friendly, somebody that greeted everybody in a positive manner.''

Asked whether the death might have been a suicide, McCann said the incident was under investigation by the New York Police Department and by the FBI.

He said there was no prior indication of psychological problems and that no note was left near the body. He said there were no witnesses and no one was known to have heard anything unusual.

''He's one of my officers; someone well respected. It's not easy answering these questions,'' McCann told reporters.
Very odd. It seems unlikely that someone could shoot a guard in the UN building and go unnoticed.
 
i heard it was probably suicide. my question is why didn't anyone notice a gunshot in the building? standard issue glocks do not come with silencers, i should think the sound of a gunshot would make people go ape****....

pnw
 
But behind a closed door, it would just sound like a loud "pop." Most people probably would've mistaken it for something that dropped onto the floor.
 
That is a bit messed up....if it was a suicide and the reasons for his doing this come out, I hope its kept under wraps. Although I'm thinking the media is going to pry very closely here.

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