Police Release Additional Details Regarding Bogan Park Suicide

A 57-year-old man who was found bleeding in the parking lot of Bogan Park died of self-inflicted wounds, according to police.

In an email to Buford Patch, Gwinnett County Police Department public information officer Cpl. Jake Smith said the death was "definitely a suicide."

Officers were dispatched to Bogan Park on March 20 at 4:41 p.m. in response to a medical call. Upon arrival, they found Gustavo Figueroa, 57, of Buford, lying in the parking lot next to his vehicle.

Figueroa was unresponsive and, according to the police report, had a "large laceration on his throat and what appeared to be a stab wound in his chest." Figueroa was semi-conscious, but was unable to speak. He was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center where he later died of his injuries.

Police recovered a 6-inch knife in Figueroa's vehicle. The vehicle, which had a "substantial" amount of blood on both front seats of the vehicle, was impounded and processed by crime scene investigators.

Police were unable to locate any witnesses to the incident, though one park visitor thought she saw Figueroa walking on one of the trails at the park. The woman told police she did not see him walking with anyone and did not notice anything strange about his behavior.

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