Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland police say a federal guard killed himself outside the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland, where he worked.

The Department of Homeland Security says supervisory special agent Darrell Souza was a long-time federal employee.

Portland police say they received an early morning call Thursday from the Federal Protective Service, the branch of government for which Souza worked.

The feds called Portland police and told them Souza was in front of the courthouse and was planning to kill himself.

Police spokesman Brian Schmautz says they found the dead body on the sidewalk when they arrived.

Brian Schmautz: “So we went out there, we confirmed he was deceased, there was no evidence to believe it was anything other than suicide and so we immediately suspended our investigation.”

No further information on a possible motive is available.