FORT WALTON BEACH — Officials with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department are investigating an apparent suicide that was discovered early Wednesday morning.
A white man who appears to be in his 50s hung himself in front of Fort Walton Beach City Hall, according to Police Chief Ted Litschauer. The man had been living in the area for a few weeks, but was not a local.
Police were notified by a City Hall employee of the death around 6 a.m., Litschauer said.