According to a police report, Andrew Carruthers, 51, shot himself in front of the Mother and Child Status in Roosevelt Center in the early hours of Friday morning, March 11. Police were investigating a report of shots being fired in the Center. The police report states that, as the officer approached him, Carruthers took his own life with a handgun. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Carruthers, a freelance photographer, was active in Greenbelt and GHI and was the long-time moderator of the greenbelters yahoo group. The News Review offers condolences to his family and friends. There will be a Memorial Service for Andy Carruthers Wednesday March 23 from 5-8pm at Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church in Adelphi, Maryland. More details were published in the March 17, 2016 edition of the News Review.
City of Greenbelt CARES staff have provided us with the following information for individuals who may find themselves needing help to cope with this or another distressing situation.
The Prince Georges County Crisis hotline web address is http://www.communitycrisis.org/programs-services/crisis-hotline/ (Please copy this URL into your browser for it to operate). County residents can call 2-1-1 or dial the direct hotline number at 301-864-7161.
The Statewide Crisis Hotline number is 1-800-422-0009.
Greenbelt CARES number is 301-345-6660