75 year old man dead in plain view on balcony in California (Neighbors thought it was a Holloween prank)

According to the Los Angeles Times, a man sat decomposing on his terrace since Sunday. People passed and saw him but thought it was a Holloween decoration. Apparently the elderly gentleman took his own life. He had a single gunshot wound through his eye. He had been there since Monday. The police weren't called until Thursday. He lived on the third floor and was found slumped over in a chair. How sad. Perhaps he was lonely or ill. This can be such a cold and lonely place sometimes. I guess when you get of older age and many friends and relatives have passed on or are suffering and you can rarely get along like you used to , you can become very down in your spirit and sad. Im sure many people think about this as a way out, but some just hang in there and see what the end will be.