UPDATE: Man who attempted suicide dies. The man who was found in his vehicle on the morning of March 16 has passed away from his wound in an apparent attempted suicide. A local deputy found 23 year old Walker Richardson in his vehicle on Waka Road in Livingston. Richardson was alive and flown out on an Air Life Medical Helicopter. Richardson later passed away from his gunshot wound.
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Man Found in Vehicle With Apparent Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound, LIVINGSTON, March 16, 2025 - At approximately 1:10 pm on March 16, 2025, Deputy Perk Ostrawich with the Polk County Sheriff's Office was patrolling on Old Woodville Road when he spotted a brown Chevy Tahoe sitting off a side road (Waka Road). Deputy Ostrawich approached the vehicle and found the occupant sitting on the front seat, breathing erratically, in obvious physical distress with a rifle on his lap. Ostrawich radioed to dispatch about the incident. Ostrawich was quickly backed up by other Deputies including Sergeant Dakota Martinez, Keegan Newman, and Trent Jones with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Additionally, Trooper Cesar Davila with The Texas Highway Patrol arrived to assist. The victim was suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene. The victim (name not yet released), was transported to a landing zone and flown by Air Life Air Medical to Conroe Regional Hospital. Detective Jesse Stanton was dispatched to launch an investigation. The vehicle was recovered by Kwik Tow out of Livingston.
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Waka Road (off Old Woodville Road) early Sunday afternoon.
Deputy Keegan Newman examines the rifle.
Deputy Perk Ostrawich found this Chevy Tahoe located on Waka Road (off Old Woodville Road) with the occupant suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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