ENGLISH VERSION: Man Shot Himself Inside Church

BOSTON, Mass. – A Greek Orthodox Christian allegedly committed suicide in his own church.

Authorities said a young Greek American man, 35 years of age, killed himself inside Saint Barbara’s Church in Orange, Connecticut on November 11-12. He used his shotgun to blast his way inside before turning the gun on himself in the front part of the nave, according to Orange Police.

The Connecticut Post was the first to break the story on November 13.

Orange Assistant Police Chief Robert Gagne told the National Herald the victim "was speaking with a female acquaintance via a cellular phone prior to the incident."