A suspect in a shooting at Santa Monica College died by suicide during a tense standoff with law enforcement in El Segundo on Tuesday.
Davon Durell Dean, 39, an employee at Santa Monica College, was suspected of shooting a co-worker on Monday night at the SMC Center for Media & Design, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
On Tuesday afternoon, officers from the Hawthorne Police Department spotted Dean's vehicle near El Segundo and Aviation boulevards, according to LA Times. After a brief chase, police surrounded the car, leading to a standoff.
Dean was found dead inside his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound despite efforts by crisis negotiators to de-escalate the situation, the outlet said.
In 2011, Dean was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, and in 2019 he faced charges of alleged assault with a deadly weapon, the LA Times reported. However, his convictions were limited to misdemeanor property crimes.
The investigation into the circumstances leading to his death is ongoing, but authorities do not believe there are any additional suspects involved.
The victim of Monday's shooting remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Tuesday, according to the police.
All Santa Monica College campuses were closed on Tuesday as well.
"As we try to make sense of this horrific act of workplace violence, the safety of our community is our primary focus," Johnnie Adams, chief of police for the Santa Monica Community College District, said a statement. "We are deeply grateful to SMCPD personnel and all our law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly to apprehend the suspect."
