Romano Surian, a 53-year-old Woodside man possibly also known as Michael Romano, fatally shot himself in the chest Sunday, June 4, while in his one-bedroom cottage on Ravine Drive, said Capt. Don O’Keefe of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s deputies were called by Mr. Surian’s parents, who also live on the property and who had heard a gunshot. Mr. Surian was pronounced dead at the scene, said Capt. O’Keefe.
The weapon was a 22-caliber rifle owned by Mr. Surian.
There was no suicide note. But Mr. Surian’s parents told the deputies that their son had been despondent, in part over medical concerns, and had been making suicidal comments recently, said Capt. O’Keefe.
The sheriff’s report listed the victim as 54-year-old Michael Romano, but a spokeswoman from the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office — which had not yet released information about the cause of death — said the victim’s name was Romano Surian and that he was 53.
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