POSSIBLE SUICIDE IN NORTH PORT

A BODY WAS FOUND IN A NORTH PORT HOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND IT APPEARS TO BE A SUICIDE.  POLICE WERE CALLED TO 3690 SESAME STREET JUST BEFORE 8:30PM WHERE NORTH PORT EMS WAS ATTENDING TO  17 YEAR OLD BRITTANY PALUMBO.  THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT HER PARENTS FOUND HER BODY AND BEGAN CPR.  SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE NORTH PORT EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.  POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AND WORKING WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH, BUT CAPTAIN ROBERT ESTRADA SAID IT APPEARS TO BE A SUICIDE.