Homeless man commits suicide at Crystal Cathedral

Man commits suicide at Crystal Cathedral
By Tony Barboza Wed, 18 Feb 2009 9:52:16 PM
Steve Smick, a former Whittier resident who police say was homeless, shoots himself at the foot of a cross while a volunteer is conducting a tour.
By Tony Barboza
February 19, 2009
A man walked into the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove on Wednesday, knelt down at the foot of a cross and fatally shot himself in the head.

The man entered the sanctuary about 9:40 a.m. and gave a handwritten note to a church volunteer. He then walked to the front of the pews, knelt before the cross and removed a semiautomatic handgun from his backpack.
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